FILE PHOTO: EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson talks during a joint press conference with European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans (unseen) on the EU's climate ambition for 2030 at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 17, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A senior European Union official on Thursday urged member nations to stop subsiding fossil fuels responsible for greenhouse gases which are undermining the bloc's policies to tackle climate change.
"The European Green Deal is clear: fossil fuel subsidies have to end," EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson told the European Parliament on Thursday, referring to the EU's plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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