Stop using our taxes to fund global heating.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In May 2019 the IMF found that the fossil fuel industry received $5.2 trillion in subsidies in 2017. The UK is the EU's leader in giving subsidies to fossil fuels, giving €12bn (£10.5bn) a year in support for fossil fuels. Our taxes should not be funding the destruction of life on our planet.

In May 2019 the IMF found that the fossil fuel industry received a massive $5.2 trillion in subsidies in 2017. This amounts to 6.4 percent of the global GDP. In the EU the UK is the leader in giving subsidies to fossil fuels, according the European commission. It found €12bn (£10.5bn) a year in support for fossil fuels in the UK, significantly more than the €8.3bn spent on renewable energy.

This isn't good enough and our taxes should not be used to fund the destruction of life on our planet.

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

20 Sep 2019	Petition opened for signatures
26 Sep 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Sep 2019

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