How the UK and other top economies 'dramatically' cut public finance for overseas fossil fuels

Michael Holder
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Coal power station near Johannesburg, South Africa | Credit: iStock
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Coal power station near Johannesburg, South Africa | Credit: iStock

Although IISD warns almost 40 governments and financial institutions signed up to Clean Energy Transition Partnership are still failing to ramp up overseas clean energy support

Almost 40 governments and financial institutions which in 2021 pledged to end international public financing for fossil fuels have together "dramatically" reduced their support for coal, gas and oil projects...

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