Deutschland finanziert mit öffentlichen Mitteln mehr fossile Energieprojekte im Ausland als Saudi-Arabien oder Russland
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Zwei Tage vor europäischem Exportfinanzierungsgipfel und wenige Tage vor Beginn der COP27 in Ägypten rufen NGOs Deutschland zum entschlossenen Handeln auf
Ein heute von Oil Change International (OCI) und Friends of the Earth U.S. gemeinsam u.a. mit den deutschen Umweltorganisationen urgewald, Germanwatch und New Climate Institute veröffentlichter Bericht zeigt: Zwischen 2019 und 2021 hat Deutschland jährlich im Schnitt 2,8 Mrd. USD an
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