Americas > COP28: Nations including US sign up to “groundbreaking” Paris-aligned coal phaseout pledge

COP28: Nations including US sign up to “groundbreaking” Paris-aligned coal phaseout pledge

Published 09:21 on December 2, 2023  /  Last updated at 11:06 on December 2, 2023  / Roy Manuell /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, US

Seven new countries, including the US, signed up to a pledge on Saturday to phase out existing unabated coal plants and to not develop new unabated capacity, in what has been described as a "groundbreaking" move at COP28, while a French-led initiative supported by the EU also launched, aiming to end private finance for the fuel.
Seven new countries, including the US, signed up to a pledge on Saturday to phase out existing unabated coal plants and to not develop new unabated capacity, in what has been described as a "groundbreaking" move at COP28, while a French-led initiative supported by the EU also launched, aiming to end private finance for the fuel.


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