Delivering on G-20 Commitments: The path to fossil-fuel subsidy reform

The document reviews the G-20's 2009 commitment to phase out inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies, which were identified as drivers of wasteful consumption and barriers to clean energy investment and climate action. It evaluates progress made up to the June 2010 Toronto Summit and provides a roadmap with six recommended actions for the upcoming Seoul Summit in November 2010.

• G-20 leaders at the September 2009 Pittsburgh Summit acknowledged that inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies create several negative impacts: they promote wasteful consumption, distort markets, hinder investment in clean energy, and weaken climate change mitigation efforts.
• Following the Pittsburgh Summit, G-20 leaders committed to the rationalization and phasing out of inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that result in wasteful consumption.

APA

Lang,, K. (2010). Delivering on G-20 Commitments: The path to fossil-fuel subsidy reform. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/delivering-g-20-commitments-path-fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform

Chicago

Lang,, Kerryn. Delivering on G-20 Commitments: The path to fossil-fuel subsidy reform. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2010. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/delivering-g-20-commitments-path-fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lang2010delivering, author = {Lang,, Kerryn}, title = {{Delivering on G-20 Commitments: The path to fossil-fuel subsidy reform}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2010}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/delivering-g-20-commitments-path-fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }