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Analysis: Rich Countries Spend Five Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Climate Aid

Analysis: Rich Countries Spend Five Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Climate Aid | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
In 2009, world leaders at the G20 summit agreed that phasing out fossil fuel subsidies should be a top priority. Three years later, with very little progress on actually repealing those subsidies, promises for reform ring hollow.
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The Real Story Behind the Fracking Debate

The Real Story Behind the Fracking Debate | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

"Fracking is not good or bad: it is a process to increase the production of fossil fuels, primarily natural gas, from certain geological formations. But good or bad things can happen as a result of fracking, depending on how it is implemented, where it is pursued, the technologies used, and the actions taken to increase its benefits and reduce its impacts. And whether or not you support or oppose fracking depends on how those benefits and impacts are perceived, distributed, addressed, and valued -- and whether it is in your backyard.."

 

Good article in the Huffington Post on the US fracking debate.


Via Willy De Backer
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