G20 governments propping up fossil fuel exploration

G20 governments propping up fossil fuel exploration

The G20 pledged to phase out ‘inefficient’ fossil fuel subsidies in 2009, yet new research finds that governments are are spending $88 billion every year supporting exploration – more than double what the oil and gas companies are investing.

Country by country breakdown

How much is each G20 government spending on fossil fuel exploration?

Read more in our individual country studies for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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