The government has been accused of making a “secret exchange deal” with fossil fuel firms to compensate for the tax hike.

A third of energy communities receiving subsidies from the Spanish government are managed by subsidiaries of oil giant Repsol, DeSmog review of official data finds.

The 26 percent reduction the Alberta government recently bragged about happened almost entirely between 2012 and 2016.

Just as Trump moves to weaken LNG rules, environmentalists are alarmed by the oil giant’s toxic spills, work violations, and a risky expansion.