Published: November 11th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Between 2010 and 2022, rich countries spent $2.7 trillion on domestic fossil fuel subsidies. This is six times as much as the $437 billion they pledged for international climate financing in the same period. This is the conclusion of an analysis by the NGO One. The gap in international public financing to cover the climate financing needs of developing countries could therefore be almost half closed with this money.