Fossil fuel subsidies are a hand brake as we drive along…

Just 8% of the $409bn spent on fossil-fuel subsidies in 2010 went to the poorest 20% of the population.

— Fatih Birol

Energy markets can be thought of as suffering from appendicitis due to fossil fuel subsidies. They need to be removed for a healthy energy…

— Fatih Birol

I did very much like [Barack] Obama's attack on fossil fuel subsidies for fossil fuel companies. We asked for that in demonstrations and petitions,…

— Bill McKibben

Clinton understands that climate change is real, is caused by human activity and is one of the great environmental crises facing our planet. She…

— Bernie Sanders

Only when the oil and gas industry has taken full account of, and responsibility for, the impacts of exploring for and extracting fossil fuels…

— Tom Steyer

“There is, however, another issue pressing its way into the system that brings a new urgency to the inevitable task of reforming our grid.…

— Gretchen Bakke

Strong policies and innovation can make the difference for energy security, climate change, air quality, and universal access to modern energy services in parallel…

— Fatih Birol

Subsidies for the oil, gas and coal industries are projected to cost taxpayers more than $135 billion in the coming decade. At a time…

— Bernie Sanders

Renewable energy fits well into the conservative mindset by allowing competition into the energy markets so that consumers have choice. The system as it…

— Mark Ruffalo

In reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked…

— Jeff Goodell

Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address the planetary…

— Bernie Sanders

We should not only look at the short-term economic benefits of fossil fuels but also at the bad news for climate change. We should…

— Fatih Birol

The goal of Tesla is to accelerate sustainable energy, so we're going to take a step back and think about what's most likely to…

— Elon Musk

Sustainable energy + food security + healthy environment = full employment + better future.

— Phil Harding

As a member of both the energy and environment committees, I am constantly astounded by how many of my colleagues prefer to focus on…

— Bernie Sanders