UK's £10 billion a year fossil fuel subsidies - and rising!

The Ecologist
Nov 10, 2015, 10:15 am21 pts
In 2009 G20 nations pledged to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. But they are still supporting them with $452 billion a year. Worst offenders include the UK, the only G7 country that's ramping up its fossil fuel spending; and Turkey, host of tomorrow's G20 summit, which plans to double its CO2 emissions with a…

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