2024-05-01 09:24:23
G7 energy, environment and climate ministers have agreed to phase out the use of coal for electricity generation by 2035. This was reported by DPA, citing the official representatives of Great Britain and Italy, who took part in the G-7 ministerial meeting ending today in Turin, Italy.
The decision of the G-7 was also confirmed by the Ministry of Economy and Climate of Germany late last night.
A ministry spokesman said Germany played a key role in the decision to set a clear cut-off date for coal-fired power generation for all G7 countries.
British Secretary of State for Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality Andrew Bowie previously announced the agreement.
“Yes, we have an agreement to phase out coal in the first half of the 2030s,” he told Italian broadcaster Class CNBC on the sidelines of the G7 ministers’ meeting at the Venaria Palace , a former royal residence on the outskirts of Turin.
“This is a historic agreement that we failed to reach at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai last year,” Bowie added.
G7 ministers hope to issue a final statement on the matter after the meeting today. The group includes Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and the USA, and the European Union is also represented at the G-7 meetings.
German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and State Secretary for Economic Affairs Anja Haiduk also took part in the meeting in Turin, DPA reports.
This year, Italy is the rotating chairman of the G-7.
Protesters gathered yesterday in Turin while the ministerial meeting was going on, BTA reported.
The Italian news agency ANSA reported that the demonstrators tried to reach the meeting place, but the police first held them back with shields, then used tear gas and water cannons.
The protesters threw eggs, bottles and smoke grenades at the police.