How Obama's climate change legacy is weakened by US investment in dirty fuel
by Asaf Shalev, Michael Phillis, Elah Feder and Susan from on (#23FKS)
Exclusive: an agency inside the Obama administration poured billions into fossil fuel projects that will lead to global carbon emissions on a damaging scale
President Barack Obama has staked his legacy on the environment, positioning his administration as the most progressive on climate change in US history.
However, an obscure agency within his own administration has quietly spoiled his record by helping fund a steady outpouring of new overseas fossil fuel emissions - effectively erasing gains expected from his headline clean power plan or fuel efficiency standards.
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