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"Biden Says He Will Ask Congress To Eliminate Subsidies For Fossil Fuels" [1]

"WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he will ask the U.S. Congress to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels on a day he signed executive actions to combat climate change."

Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose report for Reuters January 27, 2021. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Biden Targets Drilling, Fossil Fuel Subsidies In Sweeping Climate Push" (France24) [3]

"Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Remain Large: An Update Based on Country-Level Estimates" (IMF Working Papers) [4]

"Fact Sheet: Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Closer Look at Tax Breaks and Societal Costs" (EESI) [5]

Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Public [12]
Source: Reuters [2], 01/28/2021
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-says-he-will-ask-congress-eliminate-subsidies-fossil-fuels [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-climate/biden-says-he-will-ask-congress-to-eliminate-subsidies-for-fossil-fuels-idUSKBN29W2K3 [3] https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210127-biden-targets-drilling-fossil-fuel-subsidies-in-sweeping-climate-push [4] https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/05/02/Global-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies-Remain-Large-An-Update-Based-on-Country-Level-Estimates-46509 [5] https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-fossil-fuel-subsidies-a-closer-look-at-tax-breaks-and-societal-costs [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [11] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [12] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81