U.S. Energy Subsidies
Posted by Joel Gehman on Feb 12th, 2010
Today I found this visual comparison of U.S. federal government subsidies to fossil fuels versus renewable energy. The underlying data came from a study by the Environmental Law Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars which reviewed fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies for Fiscal Years 2002-2008. The study concluded that “the lion’s share of energy subsidies supported energy sources that emit high levels of greenhouse gases.” A PDF of the graphic is available here.
- U.S. Federal Government Energy Subsidies
The Global Subsidies Initiative recently published a report that looks specifically at The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies, but on a global basis.
Tags: Energy, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gases, Politics, Renewables, Subsidies, Visualization
