Climate Politics
Group of Nations Make COP29 Pledge on No New Unabated Coal Power
- EU and 25 countries agree to add commitment in climate plans
- Global coal power capacity has risen despite previous promises
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A total of 25 countries and the European Union are pledging to commit to no new unabated coal power in their next round of national climate plans, the latest global pledge aimed at curbing use of the fuel.
Signatories to the agreement, outlined during the ongoing COP29 climate talks in Baku, include Canada, the UK and Germany, according to a statement published Wednesday. China and India, the world’s largest coal consuming nations, aren’t among backers so far, and neither is the US.