Project Title: Exploring Opportunities for Clean Heating Technologies in Mongolia
Client: Global Green Growth Institute
Students: Benjamin Kofa Fyneah, David Mayfield, Ghassan Hamzeh, Maha Siddiqui, Roanna Pizarro
Faculty Lead: Tarun Khanna
Fieldwork Location: Mongolia
Year: 2024-25
About the Project: This project will prioritize two key areas of research: (a) identifying the subsidies provided for coal heating, including calculating the true cost of coal with externalities and determining the size of the subsidies, and (b) conducting a jurisdictional scan to examine policy instruments and strategies that other regions have used to move away from fossil fuel subsidies for heating, with a specific focus on exploring how to garner buy-in during the shift away from coal energy.