Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035. It marks the first time the G7 has explicitly referenced a phase-out. But ministers left flexibility for countries heavily reliant on coal.
Italy ’s Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin talks during the G7 Climate, energy and environment press conference at Venaria Reale in Turin, Italy , Tuesday April 30, 2024. Japan’s Minister of Economy Ken Saito, left, and Japan’s State Minister of the Environment Tetsuya Yagi take part in the G7 Climate, energy and environment press conference at Venaria Reale in Turin, Italy , Tuesday April 30, 2024.
Italy’s environment and energy security minister, Gilberto Picchetto Fratin, emphasized the significance of targeting coal, “the source of most emissions.”last year in Dubai, which called for accelerating the phase-down of so-called unabated coal power, where emissions have not been captured. Environmental campaigners said the commitment fell short of the goal of decarbonizing power sectors in the G7 nations by 2035, recommended by both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the International Energy Agency, which would require phasing out coal by 2030 and gas power by 2035.The top UN court rejects Nicaragua’s request for Germany to halt aid to Israel
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