Support for EU Climate Policy Erodes Further on Czech Vote

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Support for the European Union's climate and energy policy eroded further Friday as the Czech Republic became the latest member to denounce subsidies for clean but costly renewable energy and pledged to double down on its use of fossil fuels.It followed Poland's declaration that it would use its abundant domestic coal supplies for power generation rather than invest in costly renewable energy facilities. Spain abolished subsidies for photovoltaic power generation in July and the UK's power markets regulator last month froze solar power subsidies for the rest of the year.The Czech Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill to eliminate subsidies for new photovoltaic power plants while quickly winding down support for other types of renewable power production. The bill has already been approved by the lower house of parliament and now only needs President Milos Zeman's signature to become law.