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G7 to agree tough measures on burning coal to tackle climate change
BBC News ^ | June 13, 2021 | By Dulcie Lee & Joseph Lee

Posted on 06/13/2021 4:08:30 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

World leaders meeting in Cornwall are to adopt strict measures on coal-fired power stations as part of the battle against climate change.

The G7 group will promise to move away from coal plants, unless they have technology to capture carbon emissions.

It comes as Sir David Attenborough warned that humans could be "on the verge of destabilising the entire planet".

He said G7 leaders faced the most important decisions in human history.

Coal is the world's dirtiest major fuel and ending its use is seen as a major step by environmentalists, but they also want guarantees rich countries will deliver on previous promises to help poorer nations cope with climate change.

The G7 will end the funding of new coal generation in developing countries and offer up to £2bn ($2.8bn)to stop using the fuel. Climate change has been one of the key themes at the three-day summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall.

As well as the measures on coal and ending almost all direct government support for the fossil fuel sector overseas, the G7 is expected to phase out petrol and diesel cars.

BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin said there had been "a crucial lack of detail on two questions so far: the proposed green masterplan to help developing countries get clean technology and the amount of cash richer [countries] will hand to the poorer to tackle the climate crisis".

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coal; energy; g7; globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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1 posted on 06/13/2021 4:08:30 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let me guess... these “measures” will apply to the US immediately, and to the rest of the world by the year 3155. Am I close?


2 posted on 06/13/2021 4:11:08 AM PDT by LIConFem (Don't drain the swamp. Just fill it with hungry gat)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good thing we elected David Attenborough to save our planet. I don’t know where we’d be without him telling us what to do.

/s


3 posted on 06/13/2021 4:15:16 AM PDT by cockroach_magoo
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Arrest and send every Supervisor at the USPTO
who has been involved in covering up clean energy
patents to GITMO.

THEIR PLANS TO AVOID CLEAN ENERGY AND WORKING
CURATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN GREEN-LIT FOR DECADES.

ARREST AND HANG THEM ALL FOR IGNORING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL
OATHS — KNOWINGLY.


4 posted on 06/13/2021 4:15:34 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Huge tariffs on Chinese-made goods?


5 posted on 06/13/2021 4:15:36 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Huge tariffs on all imports from the 3rd world.


6 posted on 06/13/2021 4:20:51 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

China’s still building coal plants as they lie to the globalists.


7 posted on 06/13/2021 4:27:11 AM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yeah, right.

Ship our coal to our enemies to save the planet...


8 posted on 06/13/2021 4:27:55 AM PDT by Does so (The Media is the enemy of the people...Trial lawyers close behind...)
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To: LIConFem
The G7 group will 'Promise?'....Yada-yada-yada.

Well, they do like to fool around.....

..or sit around soaking up the sun allot...


9 posted on 06/13/2021 4:30:30 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: LIConFem

I gotta say...this G-7 Summit has to be about the boringest summit ever! Unlike when Trump attended and they really had to actually work!


10 posted on 06/13/2021 4:33:04 AM PDT by caww ( )
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Do they have any idea of how stupid they look?


11 posted on 06/13/2021 4:45:31 AM PDT by Tax-chick (I found that yelling at my screen did not effect the change I sought.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This must have been a PC lovefest.


12 posted on 06/13/2021 4:47:00 AM PDT by sauropod (Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: LIConFem
It comes as Sir David Attenborough warned that humans could be "on the verge of destabilising the entire planet".


They need talk only to China. China is an expert on destabilizing the whole planed.
13 posted on 06/13/2021 4:47:07 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Joe Biden is PRINO (President in Name Only).)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If humanity is to survive, we may have to start rooting for the Chinese as they build more coal fired power plants. The rest of the planet has a suicidal madness and wishes to exterminate itself.


14 posted on 06/13/2021 5:02:10 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: caww

Is that how aliens have sex?


15 posted on 06/13/2021 5:06:08 AM PDT by antidemoncrat (somRead more at: https://economicti)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; 100American; 11B40; A Balrog of Morgoth; A message; ACelt; Aeronaut; AFPhys; ...

Clear proof that we are being ruled by our lessors.

Global Warming PING!


16 posted on 06/13/2021 5:10:53 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: caww

Who is the woman?


17 posted on 06/13/2021 5:12:27 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We’ll just burn more wood at the metmom household.


18 posted on 06/13/2021 5:16:07 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nuclear is not safe, clean energy. People are insane and stupid.


19 posted on 06/13/2021 5:16:14 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sir David Attenborough warned that humans could be "on the verge of destabilising the entire planet".

Well, I guess all-out war between the totalitarian seekers and the freedom seekers would destabilize the entire planet for a while.

20 posted on 06/13/2021 5:38:35 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far: most of the news media is agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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