Thunberg calls tax breaks for fossil fuel producers ‘a disgrace’
Swedish climate activist calls on Congress to stop subsidising fossil fuels using taxpayers' money
22 April 2021 - 22:31
Washington — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg warned US legislators on Thursday that history will hold them accountable for climate catastrophes if they do not stop subsidising fossil fuel production, calling tax breaks for the industry a “disgrace.”
Thunberg, 18, whose activism has inspired a global movement, testified virtually to a House of Representatives panel on the day President Joe Biden began a virtual two-day Earth Day summit pledging to slash US greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030...
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