# In a letter to the editor, Prof. Nouriel Roubini advocates for international action on climate change

1 Faculty News November 11, 2014 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/g-20-leaders-should-pledge-to-end-fossil-fuel-subsidies/2014/11/11/55748b0e-69b6-11e4-bafd-6598192a448d_story.html) -- "Five years ago, G-20 leaders pledged to cut fossil-fuel subsidies. They now must redeem that pledge. Setting a timetable for phasing out all subsidies for fossil-fuel exploration would be smart economics. It would also establish the G-20 as a credible force in international efforts to secure an ambitious global deal on climate change."

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Additional coverage appeared on [Financial Times](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/887754a6-68f7-11e4-9eeb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3IrsBVcCu).