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G7 leaders debate fossil fuel investments amid energy crisis

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SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany, June 26 (Reuters) — Some of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies are pushing for an acknowledgement of the need for new financing for fossil energies investments, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, as European states scramble to diversify supplies.

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