Chief economist of the International Energy Agency: The bulk of CO2 emissions come from developing countries

IEA chief says scrap fossil fuel subsidies or face catastrophe | Energy and Environmental Management (EAEM) Magazine

Fatih Birol, speaking in an interview with EurActiv, says that the "$409 billion equivalent of fossil fuels subsidies in place around the world "encourage developing countries - where the bulk of the energy demand and CO2 emissions come from – [towards a] wasteful use of energy” and calls for their abolition.