Global energy consumption rose strongly in 2018 along with energy-related CO2 emissions, reaching a new all-time high. This is disconcerting, as meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement will require deep cuts in emissions. Taxing polluting sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet and human health. Where do […]
Fossil fuel subsidies have many negative economic, social, and environmental consequences. Under SDG 12, United Nations member states committed to rationalize inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. To measure progress on this target, SDG indicator 12.c.1 tracks the global size of fossil fuel subsidies, primarily using data provided by international organizations. Despite being classified as a Tier […]
In 2009, G20 governments committed to phasing out and rationalizing inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in the medium term, but 14 years later, the countries spent a record amount of public money to support coal, oil, and gas. What’s more, the issue of fossil fuel subsidies is notoriously absent in this year’s G20 agenda ahead of […]
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