Not sure which western countries you’re referring to but the US has pretty giant subsidies on oil.[0][1] Of course it’s also taxed but the pro source shows that

Not sure which western countries you’re referring to but the US has pretty giant subsidies on oil.[0][1] Of course it’s also taxed but the pro source shows that most of the subsidies are tax reductions. 0: pro fossil fuels: https://energyanalytics.org/u-s-fossil-fuel-subsidies/ https://energyanalytics.org/u-s-fossil-fuel-subsidies/ 1: anti fossil fuels: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/republican-spending-bill-fossil-fuel-subsidies https://e360.yale.edu/digest/republican-spending-bill-fossil...