Breaking Down Subsidies for Fossil Fuels: How Much Are We Really Spending?

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By info@greentechmedia.comMay 23, 2019, 8:47 am58 pts
A new report from the International Monetary Fund shows that countries around the world spent $5.2 trillion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2017. That’s half a trillion dollars more than in 2015. But it also shows that fossil fuel subsidy spending is down by half since 2012. What gives? How much are we actually…

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