Despite pledges, G20 coal subsidies rise

By Laurie Goering
Updated June 25 2019 - 11:03am, first published 10:59am
Subsidies to coal-fired power plants around the world are spiking, researchers say.
Subsidies to coal-fired power plants around the world are spiking, researchers say.

Despite promising a decade ago to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, the world's leading economies have more than doubled subsidies to coal-fired power plants over three years, putting climate goals at risk, energy researchers say.

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