Comments on: $500 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Removing Them Would Boost Growth & Revenues, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: OECD

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By: Akbweb2

Akbweb2 — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:55:00 +0000

Thx again Ron. Updated.

By: Ron Steenblik

Ron Steenblik — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:21:00 +0000

That’s because the map is for non-OECD countries; the flags are for OECD countries. (You can’t imagine how controversial maps — i.e., drawings of international borders — has become … )

By: Akbweb2

Akbweb2 — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:31:00 +0000

Thank you Ron. I’ve corrected the info about the project being a collaboration.

And, yes, lack of transparency may be too strong, though I found that the interactive map comes up with ‘invalid data/ for the entire G7???

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:29:00 +0000

Thank you for a complimentary article, but I must clarify a couple of the statements. While the report you mention was undertaken in consultation with the IEA, it was otherwise solely a product of the OECD, not a collaborative effort. The collaborative effort was establishing a joint web portal.

I’m also confused by your statement, “The lack of valid data on fossil fuel subsidies in key countries, including the US, Japan, Germany, France, the UK and Canada – the entire OECD Group of Seven (G7) – highlights the lack of information and transparency.” The very fact that the inventory was able to document so many programs in these countries shows that, for them, lack of information and transparency is not a problem. It’s just that, up to now, nobody had bothered to search out and compile the information in one document.