G20 summit: Campaigners claim more money spent on car industry than tackling climate change

Daily Telegraph by Louise Gray | Mar. 30, 2009 (News Report)

The Government spent seven times more on paying off bankers and 20 times more money bailing out the car industry than on environmental initiatives, campaigners have claimed Full Story »

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The British report shows the money is going to perpetuate the banking system of the wealthy rather than into sustainable economy measures such as renewable energy.

The report compared the £120 million spent on the green economy to the £775 million bonuses paid to staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland and £2.3 billion paid out to the ... More »

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