
Despite promises made at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow to reduce fossil fuel subsidies, a report has shown that G20 nations poured a record €1.3 trillion into the fossil fuel industry in 2022.
The more than trillion dollar figure – determined by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) think-tank – casts a shadow on global leaders' commitment to phase out "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies, coming out just ahead of a G20 meeting in September and months the key Cop28 climate conference in the United Arab Emirates in November.