25 June 2019
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Despite pledges to cut out fossil fuel subsidies, state support for the dirtiest fuel of all continues to grow
G20 governments more than doubled their support for coal power plants between 2014 and 2017, with their overall backing for coal power currently totalling $64bn a year
The governments of G20 nations more than doubled their financial support for coal power plants between 2014 and 2017, with annual spending rising from $17bn to $47bn, according to a new report published...
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