G20 nations still led by fossil fuel industry, climate report finds

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Coal, oil and gas subsidies risking rise in global temperatures to 3.2C, well beyond agreed Paris goal

Climate action is way off course in all but one of the world's 20 biggest economies, according to a report that shows politicians are paying more heed to the fossil fuel industry than to advice from scientists....

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