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Coal sector ‘gets £356m a year in subsidies, despite Government’s green pledges’ [1]

The coal sector benefits from £356m a year in subsidies in the UK, despite the Government’s pledge to phase out use of the highly polluting fossil fuel, a report suggests.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2017
Independent (United Kingdom) [2]
Tags:
Energy [3], Coal [4], United Kingdom (UK) [5], Fossil Fuels [6], Subsidies [7], European Union (EU) [8], Thermal Power Plants [9], Mining [10], Climate Change [11]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/independent-united-kingdom
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change