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Fossil fuels distance Argentina from G20 goals
Coal, oil and gas subsidies persist in world’s 20 largest economies despite longstanding pledge
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Caption: Mauricio Macri, president of G20 host Argentina, meets Angela Merkel, Chancellor of former host Germany (image: G20 Argentina)
G20 must boost action on climate change
New report argues for a clean break from fossil fuels as countries prepare for Argentina summit
Caption: Argentine oil company YPF has received the majority of government subsidies (image: Nestor Galina)
Argentina cuts oil subsidies to ease the deficit
Macri government aims to rebalance the economy and pave the way for a clean energy future
Caption: The West Lake in the city of Hangzhou, where the 2016 G20 summit will be held (image: Damien Thorne).
G20 must do more to green the economy
China leads energy transition as Latin American members face their own emissions challenges
Caption: Venezuela has the world’s largest reserves of crude oil, but government subsidies for domestic fuel consumption have contributed to an economic crisis (image: Sociedad Venezolano Ingenieros de Petróleo)
Fuel subsidies keep Venezuela on the margins
New price rise does little to ease oil dependence in Latin America’s biggest per capita emitter