fossil fuel subsidies

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

Probe will determine whether subsidy scheme is in line with EU State Aid rules following shock court ruling last year

Subsidies for coal, oil and gas are not falling despite EU pledges to tackle climate change

But Poland gets a special clause, and fresh data suggests renewables rollout must be boosted to hit green power targets

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Investors worth $742bn in assets urge world leaders to help tackle financial risks by setting a 2020 deadline to end fossil fuel subsidies across biggest economies

Coal, oil and gas subsidies risking rise in global temperatures to 3.2C, well beyond agreed Paris goal

Ahead of G7 meeting in Canada this week investors with $26tr in assets under management want to see leading countries phase out coal use