COP29: UK joins expanded coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

James Murray
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COP29: UK joins expanded coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

UK, New Zealand, and Colombia sign up to international Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies

The Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS) that launched at last year's COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai has today welcomed three new members, in the form of the UK,...

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