October 2017Climate and energy expert Ipek Gençsü explains how Europe is struggling to meet its commitment to phase out subsidising harmful fossil fuels by 2020.RelatedEurope providing more than €112 billion a year in fossil fuel subsidies, with almost half benefiting the transport sector – new reportEuropean governments and the EU are handing out more than €112 billion each year to prop up the production and consumption of fossil fuelsPress release28 September 2017Phase-out 2020: monitoring Europe's fossil fuel subsidiesThis research shows that governments in Europe continue to subsidise fossil fuels, despite pledging to phase-out these subsidies by 2020.Research reports and studies27 September 2017 Cutting Europe's lifelines to coal: tracking subsidies in 10 countriesThis report reviews subsidies to coal in 10 countries that produce 84% of Europe’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions.Research reports and studies7 May 2017Zombie energy: climate benefits of ending subsidies to fossil fuel productionEnding subsidies to fossil fuel is often a missing piece of comprehensive climate action plans. This paper shows how ending them is crucial to climate change mitigation.Working and discussion papers13 February 2017See more:climate changeenergyEurope
