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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11196

14 November 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 35
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy
G20 blithely continues to subsidise dirty energy

Brussels, 13/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - On average, the G20 countries are spending $88 billion (€70 billion) a year on subsidies to fund the exploration of fossil energies (coal, gas and oil), according to a report by the think tank Overseas Development Institute and the environmental NGO Oil Change International, which was published on Tuesday 11 November, a few days ahead of the G20 summit in Brisbane (15-16 November).

This $88 billion comes from state enterprise investments ($49...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICIES
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