G7 agrees to phase out coal power by 2035 but gives leeway
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/7da4db3b5434-update1-g7-agrees-to-phase-out-coal-power-by-2035-but-gives-leeway.html
by Saltedline
G7 agrees to phase out coal power by 2035 but gives leeway
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/7da4db3b5434-update1-g7-agrees-to-phase-out-coal-power-by-2035-but-gives-leeway.html
by Saltedline
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Let’s review. The G7 members are: Canada, the US, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK.
* Canada: Nine operational plants scheduled to phase out by 2030.
* US: Lots and lots of coal plants
* France: Just four coal plants scheduled to phase out by 2030.
* Germany: 43 operational coal plants, scheduled to phase out by 2030.
* Italy: Six plants, phase out scheduled for next year.
* Japan: Has 17 operational coal plants with two plants closing next year but no hard phase out date.
* UK: Already closing last coal plant.
Hardly ambitious when most of these members states are already looking at 2025-2030. It’s just Japan and US which could be a problem.