COP26 President Says G-20 Summit Is ‘Make or Break’ for Climate
- Alok Sharma wants COP26 talks to consign coal to history
- Energy crisis shows need for green-power transition: Sharma
Alok Sharma in Paris, on Oct. 12.
Photographer: Christophe Ena/AP Photo
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COP26 President Alok Sharma told Group of 20 leaders they must act to curb coal consumption at a summit in Rome this month to keep alive the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
G-20 leaders must agree new measures to eliminate coal to avoid climate catastrophe, he said in Paris on Tuesday. Sharma wants the COP26 talks in Glasgow to consign the most polluting fossil fuel to history, but G-20 countries have so far resisted making a collective commitment.