UK to stop funding overseas fossil fuel projects
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5BH16)
Move follows EU member states' agreement to 55% cut in carbon emissions by 2030 on verge of interim climate summit
The UK taxpayer is to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas as part of the government's push for international action on the climate ahead of a key summit on Saturday.
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