Secretary-General urges countries to end ‘deadly addiction’ to coal
Addressing members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, the UN chief stressed that keeping temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is achievable over this decade.
“Once upon a time, coal brought cheap electricity to entire regions and vital jobs to communities. Those days are gone”, he said in a video message.
“Phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to get in line with the 1.5 degree goal.”
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