G7 pledges to phase out coal power — but without fixing date

Group says Russia-Ukraine war should not derail efforts to fight climate change

29 May 2022 - 00:00 By Reuters

Ministers from the world's richest democracies agreed on Friday to phase out coal-powered energy — though they failed to set a date for doing so — and said the energy crunch brought on by the Russia-Ukraine war should not derail efforts to fight climate change...

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