Abstract :
The Wein efficient fossil fuel subsidies self-report listed existing fossil fuel subsidies including subsidies for
the exploration, Development, Extraction of fossil fuels, subsidies for fossil Fuels employed in the residential Sector (represented by the Low-income Home Energy assistance program).This paper chooses low-income Home
energy Assistance program (liheap)as a case study.The results show so: ? discriminatory prices to fossil
fuels inliheap led to excessive Fossil fuel consumption. Compared with 2013, the number of heating Subsidies by recipient households reduced by 2.89% in 2014, while total Expenditure rose by19.23%; ? During FY1993 to FY1995, FY1999 to FY2001, FY$ to FY2007, and FY2008 to FYno. ,Weatherization benefits and crisis benefits showed asynchronous growth; ? liheap recipient households tended to consume more fossil fuel than low-income and Other types to households, particularly in the SouthArea. Finally, this paper analyzes"External institutional system Then Internal Energy Structure of, the US inefficient fossil Fuel subsidies Reform, thus provides some policy Implications.
Keyword :
fossilfuels;InefficientfossilFuelsubsidies;Low-incomeHome EnergyAssistanceprogram;US