Major win for India at COP26 as it convinces world to ‘phase down’ coal
In a major win in international diplomacy in the UN Climate Change Conference COP26, India on Saturday managed to convince the world to include coal to the ‘phase down’, instead of ‘phase out’ after days of negotiations.
India on finally backed the COP26 draft that was passed by nearly 200 nations.
There was some strong opposition to the inclusion of ‘accelerating phaseout of unabated coal power and inefficient fossil fuel subsides’ – mainly from India and China, and supported by South Africa on coal and Iran & Nigeria on fossil fuel subsidies.
However, it’s encouraging to see Australia, the US, Turkey, Colombia, Indonesia, and Japan support the text — indicating a significant shift from their earlier stand.
