Energy and environment ministers from the G7 bloc of countries (France, the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada) reached a deal on Monday to phase out coal by 2035. It’s a significant step in the move away from fossil fuels, which cause climate change and pollution when burned.
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00:00 The group of seven nations have agreed to end their use of coal for power generation by 2035.
00:06 Energy and environment ministers from France, the US, the UK, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada
00:13 reached the deal in Turin, Italy on Monday.
00:16 It's a significant step in the move away from fossil fuels which cause climate change and pollution when burnt.
00:22 Activists protested outside the two-day meeting saying the bloc's members need to decarbonize their economies
00:29 as soon as possible.