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Petition · past parliament

Abolish subsidies for fossil fuel industries

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK leads the European Union in giving subsidies to fossil fuels, according to a report from the European commission.

Due to the Climate Emergency, these must be stopped.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/23/uk-has-biggest-fossil-fuel-subsidies-in-the-eu-finds-commission

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think this petition is similar:

Convert fossil fuel subsidies into subsidies for renewable energy

Timeline

5 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Sep 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.