Energy Subsidies Data

GSI’s subsidy database is an interactive feature bringing together country-specific energy subsidy estimates for different energy types from a wide range of credible sources.

Press Release: G20 Governments Have Committed USD 151 Billion to Fossil Fuels in COVID-19 Recovery Packages

July 14, 2020

Data made public today on EnergyPolicyTracker.org, a new website tracking climate- and energy-related recovery policies, shows a total commitment of at least USD 151 billion from G20 governments in support of fossil fuels.

Blog: What We Can Measure, We Can Manage: Methodology for global fossil fuel subsidy reporting launched

May 28, 2019 | Peter Wooders , Paulina Mlynarska

A new report provides the first internationally agreed-upon methodology that will help UN countries increase transparency on fossil fuel subsidies.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Fossil fuel subsidies and reform on the rise

May 23, 2019 | Laura Merrill , Nina Quintas

Between 2015 and 2018, 50 countries undertook some level of fossil fuel subsidy reform. However, the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that consumer subsidies increased slightly in 2017.