IISD's Mark Halle talks about fossil fuel subsidy reform for the Climate Action Program
IISD's Mark Halle talks about fossil fuel subsidy reform for the Climate Action Program.
He says the scale of fossil fuel subsidies is immense, though demands for urgent reform aren't yet finding a positive response from legislators and policy-makers.
UNEP's Climate Action website also includes climate case studies and more information about climate change.
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