What made the author of the above passage conclude that ’the measures to phase out fuel subsidies remain resilient’?

In paragraph 1, ”The G-20 has been promising to phase out fuel subsidies since 2009, but the measures remain widespread and resilient . Nations from the US to the UK to Russia continue to spend billions on tax breaks and other subsidies for the production of oil, gas and coal . Japan, South Korea and China support massive fossil-fuel projects outside their borders. For years, many countries -- including some of the world's biggest energy producers -- have also used subsidies to lower gasoline and diesel prices, supposedly to help the poor. ”