3 essential steps towards ending fossil fuel subsidies
Continuing fossil fuel subsidies are the dirty secret of 21st-century energy policy. How can we abolish them without impoverishing millions?
PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science. Former Principal, McKinsey&Company, Germany. Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Investment Management, a globally working entity managing all insurance driven assets of the Allianz Group. Since January 2017, Member of the Board of Management, Allianz; responsible for Investment Management, Health Insurance and Life Insurance; since January 2018 also responsible for steering ESG topics within Allianz.
Continuing fossil fuel subsidies are the dirty secret of 21st-century energy policy. How can we abolish them without impoverishing millions?
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