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Lucy Kitson
Program Assistant and Policy Advisor
Lucy Kitson works as a Program Assistant and Policy Advisor in the IISD Geneva office. Her focus areas are Climate Change, Energy and Trade. She has over seven years’ experience in the Energy Sector, which includes five years working as a commercial analyst in the oil and gas industry and, more recently, in the renewables industry. Prior to this she worked as a researcher at University of Cambridge, focusing on the economics and deployment of renewable generation. Lucy has experience of sustainable development issues in the business environment, having worked at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) as a Project Officer, focusing on the Cement and Tyre Sectors. She also has a degree in Development Economics (MSc.) and work experience in India, China and Tanzania.
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A Guidebook to Reviews of Fossil Fuel Subsidies: From self-reports to peer learningThis guidebook provides a step-by-step approach to government reviews of fossil fuel subsidies. The guidebook covers the design of reviews, identification, measurement and evaluation of subsidies, via country case studies and practical tools, as a first step towards transparency and reform. -
At the Crossroads: Balancing the financial and social costs of coal transition in ChinaThe global decline of the coal industry has led to job losses and mine closures. As Shanxi in China considers how to create new employment in a coal dependent region we review international experience of the tranistion away from coal. -
The End of Coal Mining in South Wales: Lessons learned from industrial transformationThe decline of coal mining in South Wales has important lessons for policy-makers and civil society grappling with the challenges of transition—what can be learned from this experience? -
Sticks and Toxic Carrots: Clearing the air in China and IndiaBoth countries can do more to ensure that policies on air pollution and clean energy are aligned. -
Stopping Payments to Polluters: Clearing the air with fossil fuel subsidy reform in China and India Improving urban air quality is a headline concern in both India and China. Fossil fuel subsidy reform is a potentially powerful tool in securing an improvement for both countries. -
Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Current status of researchLittle is known about the gender differentiated impacts of fossil fuel subsidy reforms. This review takes stock of existing knowledge, identifies knowledge gaps and sets out plans for future research in this area. -
Wind Power in China: A cautionary taleThis reports looks at some of the challenges that China has faced in expanding wind power. It identifies the ways that the government has sought to address these challenges and offers recommendations to support expanded wind power in China and elsewhere. -
Making Subsidy Reform Work for Women in NigeriaKerosene subsidies in Nigeria are inefficient and wasteful—but will kerosene subsidy reform disproportionately affect women, due its primary use as a household lighting and cooking fuel? This policy brief explores principles for making subsidy reform work for women in Nigeria. -
G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: South AfricaJointly prepared by IISD, OCI and ODI, this country study and accompanying data sheet compiles... -
G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: FranceJointly prepared by IISD, OCI and ODI, this country study and accompanying data sheet compiles... -
India's Accelerated Depreciation Policy for Wind EnergyThis case study—one of a series of cautionary tales on renewable energy subsidies—examines how the policy of accelerated depreciation for wind power projects has affected the development of the wind power industry in India. -
The Impact of Fossil-Fuel Subsidies on Renewable Electricity GenerationFossil-fuel subsidies are prevalent in many countries.The International Energy Agency (IEA) has... -
Public Finance for Renewable Energy in China: Building on international experienceThe Chinese government has responded to the challenge of increasing energy consumption and... -
The Cost of Carbon Pricing: Competitiveness implications for the mining and metals industryThis report, commissioned by the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM), assesses how... -
Competitiveness Implications for Mining and MetalsThis paper, commissioned by the International Council on Mining and Metals, is an initial step in... -
Exposure of Chinese Exports to Border Carbon AdjustmentsChina is one of the world's largest carbon emitters and is its largest exporter, and thus must be... -
Energy Intensive Industries: Decision making for a low-carbon future - The case of cementThe cement industry is a major source of CO2 emissions, accounting for about 5 per cent of... -
Renewable Energy Jobs: Status, prospects & policies. Biofuels and Grid-Connected Electricity GenerationThe job-creating potential of renewable energy is analyzed in Renewable Energy Jobs: Status,... -
Renewables Readiness Assessment Country Case Study: SenegalWorking with the International Renewable Agency (IRENA), IISD has developed a methodology to... -
Renewables Readiness Assessment Country Case Study: MozambiqueWorking with the International Renewable Agency (IRENA), IISD has developed a methodology to... -
Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation: A comparative review of estimates This review highlights the paucity of consistent information and data on subsidies to... -
Exposure Of Chinese Exports To Potential Border Carbon AdjustmentsAs growth in trade continues to outstrip growth in GDP, attention has been directed to the CO2...
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