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'The end of coal is in sight': Scores of nations join pledge to phase-out coal power

Michael Holder

03 November 2021 • 5 min read

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Poland, Vietnam, Egypt, Chile, Singapore, and Morocco among wave of nations to commit to ending use of unabated coal power

The UK has today proclaimed "the end of coal is in sight" worldwide, having secured a wave of fresh phase-out commitments from coal-reliant countries in a major signal the world is now rapidly turning...

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