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G20 Scorecard of Fossil Fuel Funding: Republic of Korea

By Bronwen Tucker on November 9, 2020

South Korea continues to support oil and gas production and fossil fuel-based power. It has increased its public finance to fossil fuels by 9% relative to 2014–2016 average levels, making it the fourth-highest provider of public finance out of the G20 countries.

To learn more, see our full report Doubling Back and Doubling Down: G20 scorecard on fossil fuel funding.

Brief details

Region
South Korea
Project
IISD Global Subsidies Initiative
Publisher
IISD
Copyright
IISD, 2020