Why it matters
Government support for fossil-fuel production and consumption, comprising explicit price subsidies plus implicit subsidies (uncharged environmental and health externalities). Persistently high subsidies lower the relative cost of fossil energy and slow the clean-energy transition.
Latest related factInterior Department curtails federal offshore-wind leasing and approvals in 2025
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Expanding offshore oil-and-gas leasing and streamlining fossil permitting channels federal support toward fossil-fuel expansion.
Directing DOE to revise rules in favor of fossil fuels and expedite their permitting is a policy intervention favoring fossil energy over renewables.
Documented Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
How Factrail grades evidenceGovernment support for fossil-fuel production and consumption, comprising explicit price subsidies plus implicit subsidies (uncharged environmental and health externalities). Persistently high subsidies lower the relative cost of fossil energy and slow the clean-energy transition.
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