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COFFIS Observatory: New analysis reveals major gaps in countries’ commitment to ending fossil subsidies

June 16, 2025

The COFFIS Observatory, a new initiative by Stop Fossil Subsidies, has published the first in-depth review of fossil fuel subsidy inventories submitted by members of the Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS). Despite the ambition declared at its launch during COP28, only three out of the 12 original COFFIS members have met the basic requirement to submit a fossil fuel subsidy inventory. The remaining members have either failed to submit altogether or submitted documents that fall far short of what’s needed to achieve the coalition’s stated goals. COFFIS was launched to restore credibility after over 15 years

The European Commission Responds to Our Call—But Falls Short on Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies

March 18, 2025

The European Commission says that only 43% of fossil fuel subsidies in the EU are set to end by 2025, those numbers fall short from reality.

EU fossil fuel subsidies remain high amid transparency issues

February 14, 2025

The latest Study on energy subsidies and other government interventions in the European Union (2024) has recently been published. The report covers energy subsidies in the broad sense, including fossil and renewable, in various forms. The Stop Fossil Subsidies campaign notes a marginal improvement in the amount of fossil fuel subsidies (FFS) disbursed in the EU. Despite pledges committing to more transparency by Commissioner Hoekstra, serious transparency issues remain. Fossil fuel subsidies at €111 billion in 2023 According to the report, FFS more than doubled in 2022, reaching €136 billion, up from an average of €59 billion between 2015 and 2020,

EU Commission releases energy subsidy data following transparency request

December 8, 2024

Brussels, November 25, 2024 After a formal request for transparency from the Stop Fossil Subsidies campaign, the European Commission has released long-awaited data on energy subsidies across the EU, on the basis of which the 2023 DG ENER report on energy subsidies was delivered. The data is available in this folder and on the Commission transparency website (Member State Factsheets, Country Data Controls and Observations, Energy Subsidies Inventory). The release follows criticism directed at the Commission, particularly at European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, for failing to deliver on transparency commitments. Stop Fossil Subsidies highlighted the inconsistencies between Hoekstra’s rhetoric about transparency and

Business as usual in Brussels: new EU commissioner does not commit to fossil subsidies deadline

November 16, 2024

Since the launch of our open letter the hearings of the new European commissioners have taken place. Wopke Hoekstra – candidate for the post of Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth – is responsible (with Dan Joergensen) to create a framework for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies in the EU, as stated in his mission letter. Last week the European Parliament asked him questions on his background and his plans for the next five years. One of these questions focused on the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies: The commission has the legal means to do this but has lacked the determination, so far. For example,