G-7 mulls zero coal use for power generation by 2035 to meet climate goals

Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations announced Friday that they will aim to largely end greenhouse gas emissions from their power sectors by 2035, making it highly unlikely that those countries will burn coal for electricity beyond that date.

Ministers from the G-7 countries meeting in Berlin also announced a target to have a highly decarbonised road sector by 2030, meaning that zero emission vehicles would dominate the sales by the end of the decade.

In a move aimed at ending the recurring conflict between rich and poor nations during international climate talks, the G-7 also recognised for the first time the need to provide developing countries with additional financial aid to cope with the loss and damage caused by global warming.