Global warming: ending fuel subsidies could cut greenhouse gas emissions 10%, says OECD
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Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and DevelopmentCareful phasing-out of fossil fuel subsidies can be a low-cost way to meet part of the targets announced following the U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen. According to new OECD analysis based on data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), ending fossil fuel subsidies could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 10% from the levels they would otherwise reach in 2050 under “business as usual.
