Asia Pacific > Fossil fuel subsidies could undermine carbon pricing push in Central Asia, conference hears

Fossil fuel subsidies could undermine carbon pricing push in Central Asia, conference hears

Published 14:16 on June 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:16 on June 3, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, Other APAC

Efforts to roll out carbon pricing in Central Asia risk being undercut by fossil fuel subsidies that make polluting energy sources artificially cheap and weaken climate policy signals, experts warned at a World Bank-hosted workshop in Almaty on Tuesday.
Efforts to roll out carbon pricing in Central Asia risk being undercut by fossil fuel subsidies that make polluting energy sources artificially cheap and weaken climate policy signals, experts warned at a World Bank-hosted workshop in Almaty on Tuesday.


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