The Group of Seven (G7) nations announced its members intend to sign a deal to phase out the use of coal-fired power plants between 2030 and 2035.
“At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) held in Dubai during December 2023, it was decided that to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C the G7 group of industrialised nations – consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US – must phase out coal by 2030 and fully decarbonise electricity by 2035,” Engineering And Technology wrote.
#BREAKING G7 agrees to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s pic.twitter.com/pKsllarpvD
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Reuters reports Germany and Japan may have leeway since their “coal-fired plants produce more than one-fourth of their total
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