全世界最高度工業化的19個國家領導人與歐盟在南韓首爾舉辦的G20高峰會表示，自從14個月以前，在美國賓州匹茲堡G20峰會做出淘汰補貼化石燃料的決策以來，他們已經在這方面達成重大進展。
G20淘汰化石燃料的目標原定在2020年以前達成，G20領導人於此次時再度加以重申。美國總統歐巴馬表示，他承諾會與國會共同合作推動淘汰對煤、石油，以及 天然氣產業每年超過30億美元的補貼稅額。根據白宮發表的聲明指出，淘汰對化石燃料的補貼將鼓勵節能，增進確保能源的安全使用額度，幫助政府達到財政預算目標，並且提供溫室氣體減排的具體投入作為。
白宮的聲明並指出，藉由在2020年前分階段逐步淘汰既有的化石燃料補貼，將能夠讓全球的溫室氣體排放於2050年以前降低10%。
在首爾，20位領導人及政府皆在最終的聲明中表示，他們將會把這個推動理性改革，在中期目標淘汰無效率的化石燃料補貼制度，穩定化石燃料的價格浮動，捍衛全球的海洋環境，以及對抗全球氣候變遷帶來的挑戰。
這20位領導人對墨西哥總統卡德隆（Felipe Calderon）簡報的聯合國氣候變化公約協商進度表示感激，這場協商會議將於11月29日在墨西哥坎昆揭開序幕。
各國領導人也感謝衣索比亞的首相曾納威（Meles Zenawi）遞交給聯合國祕書處關於氣候變遷與融資的報告。此份由高層顧問小組於11月初公布的報告發現，去年在哥本哈根這些工業化國家承諾於每年募款1千億美元以幫助貧窮國家調適氣候變遷的目標「可行但是具有挑戰性」。
自從去年G20國家承諾要淘汰化石燃料的補貼後，這些國家已經推出國家的策略以及實施期程，以達成他們的承諾，並且正在努力尋求資源來落實國家的策略。
一些國家已經根據G20的承諾做出了國內政策的決定。
在墨西哥，政府已經開始淘汰汽車燃料的補貼，並且同時針對化石燃料的消耗量實施每戶的普查，以便政府在一個有明確目標的補助計劃中，補償低收入戶的家庭。
在2010年6月，印度停止對汽油的價格控制，並且調升了柴油、煤油，以及液化石油氣的價格。印度並且公布計畫，將在中期淘汰其餘的柴油補貼機制。
俄國與中國不約而同地於今年展開了調升國內消費者使用的天然氣價格計畫。
另外，國際能源總署、世界銀行及經濟合作發展組織（OECD）在首爾遞呈了一份聯合報告給G20領導人，以反映今年各國實施淘汰補貼的政策。這份報告發現，目前對於淘汰化石燃料補貼的承諾已經有重大的進展，但是在2009年度的化石燃料消耗補貼金額仍然超過3千億美元，這對政府造成財政負擔，並且將重要的公共投資用在不該用的地方，讓付款的平衡機制惡化，導致對基礎建設投入過低的資金，並且引起能源短缺。
國際能源總署的執行主任坦那卡（Nobuo Tanaka）於9日在倫敦一場《世界能源總展望》（World Energy Outlook）最新版發表會上表示，「哥本哈根協議以及G20國家之間協議淘汰補貼，是重要的進展。但是，這些行動，距離我們邁向真正永續的能源系統這條坦途，仍然還有很長的一段路要走。」
坦那卡表示，「唯有強而有力並且持續的支持之下，再生能源才能在CO2減量與能源多元化的問題中扮演核心角色。」
G20領導人要求國際組織更新報告，並且在明年的G20高峰會之前評估政策完成的進度，以檢驗各自對淘汰化石燃料補貼制度的承諾這些領導人同時也同意採取具體措施，讓世界的實體石油市場更加透明化，並且持續改進石油衍生物市場的財政法規。
這些行動措施預計將能夠降低石油油價的浮動性，並且讓能源製造商及消費者雙方都受益。
G-20工業國成員包括：阿根廷、澳洲、巴西、加拿大、中國、法國、德國、印度、印尼、義大利、日本、墨西哥、俄國、沙烏地阿拉伯、南非、韓國、土耳其、英國、美國與歐盟。
At the Seoul G-20 Summit today, leaders of the world's 19 most industrialized nations and the EU said they have made "substantial progress" toward phasing out fossil fuel subsidies in the 14 months since their decision to do so at last year's G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The G-20 leaders re-affirmed their commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies in the medium term, by about 2020.
President Barack Obama said he is committed to working with Congress to phase out over $3 billion a year in preferential tax incentives for the coal, oil, and gas industries. Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies encourages energy conservation, improves energy security, helps meet budget goals and provides a critical down payment on our commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a statement today from the White House.
A gradual multilateral removal of existing fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 could result in global greenhouse gas emissions dropping by 10 percent by 2050.
In Seoul, the 20 heads of state and government said in their final declaration that they would "rationalize and phase-out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies; mitigate excessive fossil fuel price volatility; safeguard the global marine environment; and combat the challenges of global climate change."
The 20 leaders expressed their appreciation for Mexican President Felipe Calderon's briefing on the status of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations that open November 29 in Cancun.
They also thanked Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi for his briefing on the report of the High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing submitted to the UN Secretary-General. The Advisory Group's report, issued earlier this month, found that it was "feasible but challenging" for industrialized nations to meet their commitment last year in Copenhagen to raise $100 billion annual to help poorer countries cope with climate change.
Since then, the G-20 countries have put forward national strategies and timeframes to meet this commitment and are now working on identifying the resources needed to implement national strategies.
A number of countries have already made policy decisions in accordance with the G-20 commitment.
In Mexico, the government has begun phasing out motor fuel subsidies while conducting a household-level census of fuel consumption that will allow the government to implement a well-targeted support program to compensate low-income households.
In June 2010, India decontrolled gasoline prices and raised the prices for diesel, kerosene, and liquid petroleum gases (LPG). India also announced plans to phase out the remaining diesel subsidy in the medium term.
This year, both Russia and China initiated programs raising the price of natural gas paid by their domestic consumers.
The International Energy Agency, World Bank, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development today submitted to G-20 leaders in Seoul a joint report updating their earlier analysis to reflect the new phase-out policies implemented this year.
The report found that substantial progress had been made, but that the value of fossil fuel consumption subsidies remained over $300 billion in 2009, a heavy burden on government finances that displaces important public investments, worsens balance of payments, leads to underinvestment in infrastructure, and contributes to energy shortages.
"The Copenhagen Accord and the agreement among G-20 countries to phase out subsidies are important steps forward. But, these moves still fall a very long way short of what is required to set us on the path to a truly sustainable energy system," said Nobuo Tanaka, executive director of the International Energy Agency Tuesday in London at the launch of the latest edition of the IEA's annual World Energy Outlook.
"Renewable energy can play a central role in reducing carbon-dioxide emissions and diversifying energy supplies, but only if strong and sustained support is made available," Tanaka said.
The G-20 leaders asked the international organizations to update their report and assess progress being made in advance of the G-20 Summit next year as a means of holding themselves accountable to their commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
The leaders also agreed to take concrete steps to make the world's physical oil markets more transparent and to continue to improve the regulation of financial oil derivative markets. These actions are expected to reduce the volatility of oil prices, benefiting both energy producers and consumers.
The G-20 is comprised of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union.
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