Australia s government gives more support to fossil fuel research than is apparent
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Saturday, July 24, 2021 6:09 AM UTC
Australian governments direct billions to fossil fuel companies. Among the projects funded by Commonwealth and state governments are work on coal ports, railways and power stations, and research into “clean coal” or “coal innovation”.
Whether worthwhile or not, this funding is visible and can be debated on its merits, as The Australia Institute has done in a study characterising total government support for fossil fuel industries as hitting A$10.3 billion in 2020-21.
But there’s more that’s invisible. Research I have just published in the journal Environmental Research Letters using new administrative data from tax offices finds Australia has spent more subsidising fossil fuel research indirectly via research and development tax credits than directly via grants.
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