Greens: UK fossil fuel subsidies peel away Government greenwash
23 January 2019
The Green Party has responded to news the UK has biggest fossil fuel subsidies in the EU [1].
Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party, said:
“These figures peel away more of the Government’s greenwash. The UN has made clear we have a 12 year window of opportunity to tackle climate change – the fact the UK pays out the highest fossil fuel subsidies in Europe shows how deeply the Government has failed to grasp the scale of this challenge. We can’t tackle climate change while giving more subsidies to dirty fossil fuels than clean renewable energy. The UK must follow Germany’s example and take advantage of the falling cost of offshore wind to invest in the future.”
Notes:
1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/23/uk-has-biggest-fossil-fuel-subsidies-in-the-eu-finds-commission