Achieving the G-20 Call to Phase Out Subsidies to Fossil Fuels

One might expect governments would leap at any opportunity to save themselves money while also reducing carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions. Yet progress on phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies has been painfully slow. The recent announcement by the Leaders of the Group of Twenty (G-20), (who met 24-25 September, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA) finally gives recognition to that opportunity.