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G7 Nations Agree to End Coal Use by 2035, With Caveats

G7 Nations Agree to End Coal Use by 2035, With Caveats

Energy ministers of the Group of Seven largest economies in the developed world — Germany, France, Canada, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States — have announced an agreement to permanently close coal-fired power plants by 2030 to 2035, or on a timeline that supports the global heating limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius […]

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    EPA Chief Ducks Out of G7 Climate Meeting More Than a Day Early

    EPA Chief Ducks Out of G7 Climate Meeting More Than a Day Early

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt ducked out of a meeting of Group of Seven environment ministers in Italy early on Sunday, leaving after only a few hours to return to Washington, DC. The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of Paris earlier this month created a significant rift between the U.S. and […]