Exploring perverse subsidies
This series looks at what effect government subsidies have on the environment, economy and across society as a whole, highlighting the problems caused by perverse subsidies and exploring how these can be solved
Transport subsidies: are they heading in the wrong direction?
Subsidies that encourage lower-impact transportation are superseded by those that are damaging to the environment, society and the economy
Public money drives fish stocks down
A framework for limiting subsidies has been drawn up but there has been little progress towards reaching a final agreement
Why farm subsidies don't always achieve the results intended
Agricultural handouts can lead to environmental degradation and often fail to achieve social and economic objectives, says Roger Cowe
Perverse water subsidies see wastage and unintended consequences
Making water cheap, especially to crop farmers, leads to excessive use and environmentally harmful consequences, benefitting no one, says Roger Cowe
Subsidising the wrong energy
Despite the logic behind encouraging businesses to switch to renewable energy, governments still provide much larger subsidies for fossil fuels. This must change, says Roger Cowe
Perverse government subsidies impede sustainable business
In first of a new series on perverse subsidies, Roger Cowe explores the harmful effects that government subsidies have on the environment, economy and society as a whole
