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Sean Casten: “Five hundred and fifty billion dollars a year really does distort those markets.”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2020
Five hundred and fifty billion dollars a year really does distort those markets.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Casten emphasizes the significant market distortion caused by fossil fuel subsidies.

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