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G20 Leaders Agree To End Public Financing For Coal-Fired Power Generation Abroad

01/11/2021 11:05 AM | Click to read full article

G20 leaders agreed to end public financing for coal-fired power generation abroad but set no target for phasing out coal domestically. The failure to set a target for phasing out domestic coal use was a blow to Britain, which had hoped there would be progress on the issue at COP26.

G-20 countries represent more than three-quarters of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
 

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