Transition

Fossil fuels given $3.1 trillion subsidies at 'staggering' twenty-times level of renewables

Massive gap in direct and indirect support highlighted by Irena effort to put accurate figure on discrepancy

Activists from the climate protest group Extinction Rebellion stage a demonstration in St. Peter's Square, Manchester, northern England.
Activists from the climate protest group Extinction Rebellion stage a demonstration in St. Peter's Square, Manchester, northern England.Foto: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 2 September 2020, 16:02Updated 2 September 2020, 16:29