Reuters :: Environment

Scrapping fuel subsidies can help climate: U.N. study

ACCRA (Reuters) - Abolishing subsidies on fossil fuels could cut world greenhouse gas emissions by up to 6 percent and also nudge up world economic growth, a U.N. report showed on Tuesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=3wnlUK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=3wnlUK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=C7lt1k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=C7lt1k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=y0Lqik"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=y0Lqik" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~4/375222867" height="1" width="1"/>