Group of 20 nations have increased per capita emissions nearly 7 per cent from coal-fired power since 2015, with China and India adding new plants, and Australia’s CO2 count per head nearly three times higher than the world average, research showed on Tuesday.
As the bloc gathers for a summit in India this week, as many as seven G20 members – China, Brazil, India, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and the United States – have not yet drawn up plans to phase down coal use, according to environment group Ember, which focuses on the global transition to clean electricity.
