The ministers of the G7 countries (Italy, Japan, Canada, the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom) meeting in Turin, Italy, on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 April, set a date for phasing out the burning of coal for the very first time.
The phasing out of their coal-fired power stations without carbon capture devices has been set for the first half of the 2030s.
“For the very first time, our document uses a deadline [...] In other words, this means, G7 countries undertake to...