Last updated: March 2026
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COFFIS Observatory:
Tracking fossil fuel subsidies phase-outs
The Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS), hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, brings together countries committed to eliminating fossil fuel subsidies and other incentives that undermine climate action. It is the latest attempt by the international community to bring an end to fossil subsidies, after years of failures.
Are COFFIS members delivering on their promises? This observatory tracks the progress of COFFIS member countries in transparently reporting their fossil fuel subsidies and implementing phase-out commitments.
Timeline
The coalition was launched at COP28 in 2023. Spearheaded by the Netherlands, COFFIS initially counted 12 members: Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Spain.
Other countries joined in the following months: Switzerland, Colombia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In June 2025, the Marshall Islands also joined.
The novelty of COFFIS, compared to previous initiatives focused on the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies, lies in the requirement for members to publish their fossil fuel subsidy inventories (one year after joining) and phase-out plans (two years after joining).
Countries have agreed to update their inventories annually.
Tracking COFFIS commitments
Policy spotlight
- March 2026 – Factsheet on fossil fuel subsidy reform
- March 2026 – Ensuring COFFIS engagement before, during, and after Santa Marta: Key asks for COFFIS countries
- March 2026 – Summary note on the assessment of 2025 inventories
- January 2026 – Colombia’s new NDC signals progress on fossil fuel subsidy phase-out, but delivery must accelerate
- November 2025 – Dutch ‘Phase-Out Plan’ adds transparency but misses opportunity
- October 2025 – October 2025 inventory assessment: New methodology
- June 2025 – Analysis of inventory submissions – June 2025: “Is COFFIS alive?”
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