cómo reformar el apoyo público a los combustibles fósiles

The report examines how G20 countries can shift public funds away from fossil fuels through subsidy reform, increased taxation, and the redirection of state-owned enterprise investments. It highlights specific national examples, such as Indonesia's consumption subsidy reform and the EU's transition funds, while arguing that the current scale of public support for fossil fuels hinders decarbonization and sustainable development.

• G20 governments continue to provide substantial public support for fossil fuels despite international commitments. In 2014, consumption subsidies in the G20 reached US$ 354 billion, while annual national subsidies for production were estimated at at least US$ 70 billion during 2013/14.
• Indonesia successfully reformed non-targeted gasoline and diesel subsidies in 2015, saving US$ 15.6 billion. These funds were reinvested into public health insurance, low-income housing, water access, and infrastructure.
• The European Union committed to phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020. In Germany, Spain, and the Czech Republic, between 75% and 99% of support previously allocated to coal was redirected toward a just transition for workers and communities and the remediation of mining sites.
• Public financial institutions under G20 control provided an average of US$ 72 billion annually to the fossil fuel sector globally between 2013 and 2015, though there has been a reduction in funding for certain fuels, particularly coal.
• State-owned enterprises in China, India, and Sweden have begun diversifying investments away from coal mining and coal-fired power generation toward renewable energies and workforce reconversion.
• India implemented a 'Clean Energy Cess' on coal and lignite production from fiscal year 2010/11 to 2017, collecting US$ 12 billion. Part of these funds supported the viability gap financing for renewable energy technologies before the cess was eliminated in 2017.
• The report recommends that G20 countries adopt concrete deadlines for reform by 2020, implement protections for vulnerable groups, conduct peer reviews of fossil fuel subsidies, and use the resulting fiscal space for social and sustainability needs.

APA

Gerasimchuk, I., Whitley, S., Beaton, C., Bridle, R., Doukas, A., Di Paola, M. M., & Touchette, Y. (2018). cómo reformar el apoyo público a los combustibles fósiles. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/stories-g20-shifting-public-money-out-fossil-fuels-es.pdf

Chicago

Gerasimchuk, Ivetta, Shelagh Whitley, Christopher Beaton, Richard Bridle, Alex Doukas, Maria Marta Di Paola, and Yanick Touchette. cómo reformar el apoyo público a los combustibles fósiles. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/stories-g20-shifting-public-money-out-fossil-fuels-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gerasimchuk2018cmo, author = {Gerasimchuk, Ivetta and Whitley, Shelagh and Beaton, Christopher and Bridle, Richard and Doukas, Alex and Di Paola, Maria Marta and Touchette, Yanick}, title = {{cómo reformar el apoyo público a los combustibles fósiles}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/stories-g20-shifting-public-money-out-fossil-fuels-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }