Publication
Sep 2011
Given that energy subsidies impede the shift from conventional fuels to a more sustainable energy system, the G20's 2009 decision to reduce subsidies on fossil fuels represented an important move. But, the G20 states cannot even agree on how to define subsidies, and significant resistance in the individual countries means that progress is unlikely to go any further than pre-existing national plans.
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Author | Tobias Belschner, Kirsten Westphal |
Series | SWP Comments |
Issue | 22 |
Publisher | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |
Copyright | © 2011 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |