Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have reached levels not seen before in human history, and climate scientists have warned that the world is on track to exceed the warming threshold of 2 degrees Celsuis.

But despite his statement that “we have a moral obligation” to act on climate change, President Barack Obama has embraced an “All of the Above” energy strategy that still clings to and in fact incentivizes fossil fuels.

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A new report (pdf) from research and advocacy organization Oil Change International reveals that the United States is pouring $21.6 billion into subsidies for fossil fuel exploration and production each year.

“While scientists implore world leaders to leave fossil fuels in the ground to avoid a climate catastrophe, our analysis has found that billions upon billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are going to digging ourselves a bigger climate hole every year,” stated David Turnbull, Campaigns Director of Oil Change International. “Rather than putting down the shovel, our government is using even more taxpayer dollars to buy a backhoe.”

The report states that since Obama took office in 2009, these subsides have increased 45 percent.

Obama has, however, included in all his budget proposals provisions to remove some of the federal fossil fuel subsidies. The report states that those left out “$12.4 billion in annual federal subsidies that directly and indirectly benefit the fossil fuel industry.” Yet even those meager efforts have failed to pass Congress—perhaps an unsurprising outcome in the face of the hundreds of millions of dollars the fossil fuel industry has spent on lobbying efforts and campaign finance contributions.