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Mid-term Review of Danish Support to IISD-GSI for Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Clean Energy Transition

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) supports international processes, national governments, and civil society organizations to align subsidies with sustainable development. Denmark has been one of the strongest supporters of IISD GSI with approximately DKK 69 million since 2006, primarily focused on promoting fossil fuel subsidy reform and clean energy investments. The current 4-year phase of support (2019-2023, DKK 20 million) is administered jointly by the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (MCEU) and the Department for Green Diplomacy and Climate (GDK) at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In addition, Denmark provides DKK 3 million for the establishment of a secretariat for the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) hosted by IISD. The Mid-term Review (MTR) is an independent quality assurance of the implementation of the Danish grant to IISD-GSI during the period 2019-2023. The review’s findings and recommendations will feed into the decision on potential continued support to IISD-GSI. The mid-term review serves the purpose to take stock of the results achieved, to draw lessons learned, and to provide the MCEU and the MFA with an assessment of the strategic relevance of continued multi-year support of IISD-GSI as well as the size and scope of potential continued support.