Smoke rises from a coal-fired power plant in Obilic, Kosovo, Nov. 18, 2019. Alok Sharma, U.K. president for COP26, said it's his goal that the upcoming United Nations climate summit will "consign coal power to history." (CNS photo/Reuters)

Rich nations 'must consign coal power to history,' says UK COP26 president

EarthBeat
Jul 22, 2021

Covering Climate Now: Climate change talks this year aimed at keeping global warming in check need to consign coal power to history, the British president of the upcoming United Nations' conference said in a recent interview.