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    The Guardian: UK Becomes Only G7 Country to Increase Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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A new report says the UK Tory government is the only G7 country to increase fossil fuel subsidies while at the same time as cutting support for clean energy

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The Guardian: UK Becomes Only G7 Country to Increase Fossil Fuel Subsidies

The UK is alone among G7 nations in dramatically increasing its fossil fuel subsidies, despite an earlier pledge to phase them out, a new report has found.

The revelation will embarrass ministers who want to take a leading role at a crunch UN climate change summit in Paris in December, but who have been sharply cutting support for green energy at home.

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