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UN secretary general Antonio Guterres also called on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries to phase out coal by 2030, and other nations by 2040.

 

The United Nations is pushing for a global coalition committed to net zero emissions by 2050 which will cover all countries, cities, regions and businesses, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General said on Monday. He also called on Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries to phase out coal by 2030, and 2040 elsewhere.

 

Ahead of the April 22-23 Virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate convened by the United States of America where 40 world leaders are likely to speak, including PM Narendra Modi, Guterres said he expects the most important countries, in relation to climate change, will be able to commit to net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by the middle of the century and to commit to a drastic reduction of emissions for the next decade by reviewing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

 

During a press interaction on Monday evening to launch the World Meteorological Organisation’s State of Global Climate 2020 report, Guterres said it’s a risk to have developing countries like India and China still investing in coal power plants that will be soon stranded assets.

 

Source : https://www.hindustantimes.com