Coal subsidies blocking clean energy rollout, study claims

Madeleine Cuff
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Subsidies for coal production are increasing emissions and acting as a barrier to clean energy, Carbon Tracker warns

Billions of pounds worth of subsidies are spent every year by the US and Australian governments to prop up the country's coal industries, distorting the energy market and slowing the rollout of cleaner...

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