A report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) says the richest countries arespending six times more on supporting coal, oil and gas than they are on helpingpoorer nations to fight climate change.It calls on the G20 nations to phase out such payments by2020.

ODI research fellow Shelagh Whitley saysgovernment subsidies are creating barriers to investment inlow-carbon development with incentives that encourage investment incarbon-intensive energy.

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