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Energy subsidy double-standards

Greenpeace has compiled data on the amount of subsidies that European governments are giving to the nuclear, fossil fuel and renewable energy sectors.

They note the suggestion from the World Energy Council:

diverting just one year of Europe's fossil fuel and nuclear subsidy - around $US15 billion - could revolutionise the entire international solar renewable energy industry, making it cost-competitive with traditional sources of energy

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