Initiative to end the use of coal launched at climate talks in Germany
Bonn — Nineteen countries launched a coal phase-out initiative on Thursday at UN climate talks in Bonn, where the US America was under attack for the Donald Trump administration’s defence of Earth-warming fossil fuels. Led by Canada and the UK, the Powering Past Coal Alliance commits the nations, cities and regions to weaning themselves off a commodity that still produces about 40% of the world’s electricity — a major contributor to global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The list includes Angola, Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden and Scotland, as well as the cities of Beijing, Berlin and Delhi, and several American states including Hawaii, California, New York, Oregon and Washington. "This is another positive signal of the global momentum away from coal, benefiting the health of the climate, the public and the economy," said Jens Mattias Clausen of Greenpeace. "But it also puts on notice the governments ...
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