Ronald Steenblik

Ronald Steenblik is a Special Counsellor on Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform at the OECD Trade & Agriculture Directorate. In that capacity he has participated in policy dialogues in numerous international forums, including the G-20 and WTO. Among the projects he is currently directing are the OECD’s inventory of support to fossil-fuel production and consumption in OECD countries, and several studies on issues at the nexus of trade and the environment.

While on sabbatical from the OECD, in 2006 and 2007, Steenblik served as the first Director of Research for the IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), a programme developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development aimed at improving information on the extent and effects of subsidies, especially those that are harming developing countries or the environment. Over the last 25 years he has made important contributions to the policy debate on subsidies to agriculture, biofuels, fishing, and energy production. He is also a regular peer reviewer for several academic journals, including Energy Policy. Steenblik earned degrees from Cornell University’s School of Natural Resources and from the University of Pennsylvania.