Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels
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Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal. At a news conference shortly after the G20 leaders — whose countries also emit 80% of all planet-warming gases — announced the agreement, Amitabh Kant, a senior Indian government official leading some of the G20 negotiations, called it “probably the most vibrant, dynamic and ambitious document on climate action.” While most climate and energy experts were not as ebullient, they agreed that the G20 leaders had put out a strong message on climate action, even as the world is seeing increasingly frequent natural disasters such as extreme heat. “These 20 countries account for 80% of global emissions, so this declaration sends a powerful signal for climate progress,” said Sultan al-Jaber, who will preside over the climate summit in Dubai. “While the G20’s commitment to renewable energy targets is commendable, it sidesteps the root cause — our global dependency on fossil fuels,” said Harjeet Singh of Climate Action Network International. “However, it’s disappointing that the G20 could not agree on phasing down fossil fuels.” “Increasing renewables and reducing fossil fuels need to necessarily happen together – we need stronger bolder action from leaders on both.

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