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August 8, 2017

Report: 6.5% of World's GDP Funneled into Fossil Fuel Subsidies
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In more climate news, a new study has revealed more than 6 percent of
the world's GDP is poured into fossil fuel subsidies each year-a
staggering amount of money that tops $5 trillion annually. The study was
published in the journal World Development.


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