The First Year of the G-20's Commitment on Fossil-Fuel Subsidies: A commentary on lessons learned and the path forward

This commentary evaluates the first year of the G-20's commitment to phase out inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies, noting the role of the G-20 and APEC in elevating the issue on international agendas and the establishment of the Friends of Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform group.

• Between 2009 and 2010, there was a significant increase in government efforts to reduce fossil-fuel subsidies, with the topic appearing frequently on international agendas. This surge in activity is largely attributed to the leadership and initiative of the G-20.
• The G-20 and APEC have pledged to phase out inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies. To support this G-20 initiative, the Friends of Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform group of countries was created.
• Phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies is a time-consuming and difficult process. The G-20 still has significant work to do to meet its medium-term goals, specifically regarding the monitoring of subsidies that have been identified for reform.

APA

Lang,, K. (2011). The First Year of the G-20's Commitment on Fossil-Fuel Subsidies: A commentary on lessons learned and the path forward. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/first-year-g-20s-commitment-fossil-fuel-subsidies-commentary-lessons-learned

Chicago

Lang,, Kerryn. The First Year of the G-20's Commitment on Fossil-Fuel Subsidies: A commentary on lessons learned and the path forward. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/first-year-g-20s-commitment-fossil-fuel-subsidies-commentary-lessons-learned.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lang2011first, author = {Lang,, Kerryn}, title = {{The First Year of the G-20's Commitment on Fossil-Fuel Subsidies: A commentary on lessons learned and the path forward}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2011}, month = feb, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/first-year-g-20s-commitment-fossil-fuel-subsidies-commentary-lessons-learned}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }