MILAN (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations committed Tuesday to phase out coal power by 2035, marking the first time the G7 has explicitly referenced a phase-out, but left flexibility for countries heavily reliant on coal. The final communique of the meeting in the Italian city of Turin included language that could extend the 2035 deadline to a “timeframe consistent with limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius” above pre-industrialized levels. Italy’s environment and energy security minister, Gilberto Picchetto Fratin, emphasized the significance of targeting coal, “the source of most emissions.” The communique puts a timeline to countries’ commitments made at the COP 28 conference last year in Dubai, which called for accelerating the phase-down of so-called unabated coal power, where emissions have not been captured. |
Heartwarming moment driver saves dog from being run over by bringing traffic to a halt on busy six'He pees ice cubes!' Ice cool Kroos key to Germany's hopesGraduate Walks the Line, and Her Video Goes ViralEngineer Plays Vital Role Building Padma Bridge in BangladeshTurning Paper into Art, One Sculpture at a TimeFu Qiaomei Becomes First Chinese Scientist to Win UNESCOSchoolgirls Kicking Outdated Attitudes into TouchLi Bingjie Breaks Women's 400m Freestyle Short Course World RecordYoung Chinese Woman Aerobatic Pilot Fulfills Flying Dreams Overseas in AustraliaCaitlin Clark's young dream of playing in the WNBA is set to become reality