Biofuels were subsidized by another $19 billion, with essentially no climate benefit. All of that money could have been used to improve health care, hire more teachers, build better roads, or lower taxes.
2012年有高达600亿美元的资金用来补贴风能和太阳能，也就是说全世界在能源消费领域比必要状况多花了600亿美金。而且因为这笔钱带来的总的气候利益只有区区14亿美元，另外586亿美元的补贴基本都成了沉落成本。还有190亿美元用于补贴生物燃料，而这笔钱所带来的气候利益几乎为零。这些钱本来可以用来改善医疗条件、增聘师资、修建更好的道路或者是降低税收。