EPISODE · Aug 20, 2020 · 8 MIN
A platform dispute for Democrats on fossil fuels
from POLITICO Energy · host POLITICO
While the Democratic National Convention takes on TV screens for just a couple of evening hours this week, behind the scenes, delegates are working around the clock to set the party’s platform. But when drafting the platform on climate, someone within the party removed language calling for the end of subsidies for fossil fuels. What’s going on with that fight and who’s most angry about it?POLITICO’s Zack Colman looks into it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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While the Democratic National Convention takes on TV screens for just a couple of evening hours this week, behind the scenes, delegates are working around the clock to set the party’s platform. But when drafting the platform on climate, someone within the party removed language calling for the end of subsidies for fossil fuels. What’s going on with that fight and who’s most angry about it?POLITICO’s Zack Colman looks into it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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