G20-landene lovede ved klimatopmødet i København at udfase statstøtten til fossille energiformer, men en ny rapport dokumenterer, at landene vil bruge 88 milliarder dollars årligt på at udvinde mere klimaskadelig energi, selv om FN’s Klimapanel siger, at fossile brændstoffer må udfases helt for at undgå katastrofale klimaforandringer.
Det fremgår af en ny rapport fra den britiske tænketank Overseas Development Institute.
G20 governments are spending approximately $88 billion a year on finding new oil, gas and coal reserves – despite clear evidence that the majority of existing reserves need to be left in the ground if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change.
The report from the Overseas Development Institute and Oil Change International contains the first detailed breakdown of fossil fuel exploration subsidies by all G20 countries. It shows that with rising costs for hard-to-reach reserves, and falling coal and oil prices, generous public subsidies are propping up fossil fuel exploration which would otherwise be deemed uneconomic.
By contrast, the report, ‘The fossil fuel bail-out: G20 subsidies for oil, gas and coal exploration’ says that the costs of renewables is falling, and the returns are better. Every US dollar in renewable energy subsidies attracts $2.5 in investment, whilst a dollar in fossil fuels subsidies only draws $1.3 of investment.
The Overseas Development Institute’s Shelagh Whitley says, “Despite the widespread perception that renewables are costly, our research reveals that finding new fossil fuel reserves is costing nearly $88 billion in exploration subsidies across the G20. Scrapping these subsidies would begin to create a level playing field between renewables and fossil fuel energy”
Oil Change International’s Director Stephen Kretzmann says, “Five years ago, G20 governments pledged to both phase out fossil fuel subsidies and take action to limit climate change. Immediately ending exploration subsidies is the clearest next step on both fronts.”
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