Q&A with Dr, Neil McCulloch - written by Aia Brnic (IISD) and Neil McCulloch
Nigeria's new president, Bola Tinubu, removed gasoline subsidies right after he was sworn in on May 29. To find out what this means for Nigeria and how the country can make this reform a success, nternational Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)'s Energy Communications expert Aia Brnic talked with fossil fuel subsidy expert Dr. Neil McCulloch, author of the book "Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies–the politics of saving the planet." Neil has co-authored several IISD reports. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
This article first appeared on the IISD website - see link below:
TPP Associate appointed Education Minister in Nigeria
Congratulations to TPP Associate Dr Suwaiba Ahmad who has been appointed by Nigeria's President as the new Federal Minister of State Education.
Suwaiba is an education expert, gender advocate, and the Director of Bayero University's Centre for Gender Studies in Kano, Northern Nigeria. She has been working with TPP to provide advice to the UK's Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria education programme.
We wish her all possible success. From our experience of working closely with her, we know that she will bring a combination of hard work, personal integrity, passion for education and political realism to her new role.
The politics of electric vehicles in Indonesia - latest blog from TPP Director Neil McCulloch
Photo credit: ANTARA / Mudaffar Fauzan
On Sunday 20 October, Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated as the President of Indonesia. This blog explores the implications for the drive for electric vehicles (EV). Indonesia has made bold strides in developing an EV value chain. But the sector now faces major constraints including: reputational damage due to the environmental harm of mining and processing; challenges in accessing major Western markets; fiscal constraints and competing priorities under the new government; and the active promotion of a different model by manufacturers. The blog suggests ways in which external partners could work with Indonesia to support the resolution of these issues.
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