Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Warning that policymakers in the Europe an Union are undermining the bloc's own climate goals by continuing to subsidize fossil fuel extraction, climate scientists and other experts from across Europe were among the signatories of an open letter released Wednesday, demanding that officials redirect hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to 'turbocharge climate solutions.
must: Set a timeline for the phaseout of fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, providing technical and financial assistance to member states facing challenges in meeting phaseout deadlines and offer incentives for achieving milestones ahead of schedule; Adopt comprehensive methodological guidance for member states that accurately and transparently accounts for both explicit and implicit subsidies associated with fossil fuels; and Develop a binding framework to monitor and report on member states'...
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