Fossil fuel subsidies for the coal industry

3 September 2020

Investigate Europe

Environment/Dirty subsidies

Fossil fuel subsidies for the coal industry

Investigate Europe

3 September 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?

Despite commitments to phase out coal subsidies, European states continue to encourage the industry

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