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Fossil fuel subsidies need global reform, say experts

Posted 2020-10-23, Phys Dot Org

Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their

"well-known environmental and public health damage,"
according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

"There is evidence that fossil fuel subsidies are socially

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