Data sources for Subsidies Investigation

2 July 2020

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Environment/Dirty subsidies

Data sources for Subsidies Investigation

Investigate Europe

2 July 2020

About Dirty subsidies

2020 was supposed to be the year the EU would launch its ambitious plan to tackle the climate crisis. But why does Europe sabotage its climate goals by subsidising the fossil sector by more than €137 billion per year?

How much do EU country’s subsidies the fossil industry? Investigate Europe’s journalists accessed available sources — including government data and think tank reports — to arrive at an estimate of least €137 billion annually. This also includes the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland.

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Data sources for Subsidies Investigation

Data sources for Subsidies Investigation

How much do EU country’s subsidies the fossil industry? Investigate Europe’s journalists accessed available sources — including government data and think tank reports — to arrive at an estimate of least €137 billion annually. This also includes the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland.

About Dirty subsidies

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