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ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS - APRIL 29: Cows graze in a field near the coal-fueled Oak Grove Power Plant on April 29, 2024 in Robertson County, Texas. In conjunction with the Biden-Harris Administration's attempt to curve climate change, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has finalized four new rules which seek to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution amongst businesses and communities. Environmental regulators favor the decision, believing that the rules provide clear instruction and time allotment for power companies to begin finding solutions in providing reliable power while reducing harmful emissions. Industry groups have pushed back, stating that the change is coming at a time when more gas-fueled power is paramount. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
G7 energy and climate ministers agreed a time frame Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants that are not equipped to capture emissions, a significant step towards ending fossil fuel use.
The G7 agreed to "phase out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of 2030s or in a timeline consistent with keeping a limit of 1.5°C temperature rise within reach, in line with countries' net-zero pathways", the countries said in a statement at the end of two-day talks in Turin.
