UK taxpayers funding African fossil fuel projects worth $750m
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4YZ49)
Watchdog reveals huge sum ploughed into 'world's dirtiest fossil fuels' despite climate vow
UK taxpayer funds totalling $750m (577m) have been invested in new fossil fuel projects in developing African countries despite the government's public commitment to tackling the climate crisis, according to an international watchdog.
Global Witness found that a London-based investment group raised $1bn from the UK government over 16 years and spent three-quarters of this supporting oil and gas projects in some of Africa's poorest countries.
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