In the middle of a global energy squeeze, more than 40 countries at COP26 summit agree to end coal power plants
11/09/2021 / By Ramon Tomey
More than 40 countries present at the 2021 COP26 climate summit in the U.K. have agreed to phase out coal-fired power. Large economies committed to doing so in the 2030s, while smaller ones committed to eschew coal in the 2040s.
The U.K., which hosted the summit held at Glasgow in Scotland, made “consigning coal to history” a key focus of the conference. However, critics have pointed out that Australia, China, India and the U.S. have not made such commitments to lower their coal output.
British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said during the conference: “Today marks a milestone moment in our global efforts to tackle climate change, as nations from all corners of the world unite in Glasgow to declare that coal has no part to play in our future power generation. Today’s ambitious commitments made by our international partners demonstrate that the end of coal is in sight.”
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