G7 governments agree to end international funding for coal plants this year

The G7 group of some

The G7 group of some of the world’s richest countries have agreed to stop the overseas financing of coal-fired power plants within the year, in a bid to tackle climate change, their environment ministers said in a joint statement.

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and US have been holding two days of virtual talks, which concluded on Friday afternoon.

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