G7 Nations Discuss Phasing Out Coal-Fired Electricity by 2035 | OilPrice.com

The G7 group of the world's most industrialized nations are discussing a common target to end their coal-fired power generation by 2035 at an energy ministers' meeting in Italy, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Monday.  

The energy, climate, and environment ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States are meeting between Sunday and Tuesday at a palace near Turin to discuss ways to address climate change.

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The meeting "will aim to identify coherent, complementary and interconnected actions to address the ongoing climate, energy, and environmental crisis, with a special focus on the most vulnerable areas and populations," the meeting's host Italy, which holds the G7 rotating presidency this year, says.