Fossil-fuel subsidies assessed

Ian Parry

Nature, 2018, vol. 554, issue 7691, 175-176

Abstract: Many governments subsidize the production and consumption of fossil fuels. Contrary to expectation, a study finds that removing these subsidies would only modestly reduce global carbon dioxide emissions.

Keywords: Climate change; Climate sciences; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-01495-3

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