Negotiators at the UN Climate Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, appeared to have made a historic breakthrough with a first draft agreement calling for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies. It soon became clear that the wording of this pledge was set to become a battleground between nations threatened by climate change, and major oil and gas producers fighting to save subsidies.

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The Battle Over Countries Funding Fossil Fuels Intensifies In COP26’s Last Few Hours