Twenty countries including Britain, Canada and New Zealand have joined an international alliance to phase out coal from power generation before 2030.
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| The Hazelwood power station in Victoria's La Trobe Valley. |
The Powering Past Coal Alliance was unveiled at the COP23 climate talks in Bonn, Germany, which were working out the technical details of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
"I think we can safely say that the response has been overwhelming," Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said.
The alliance, which isn't legally binding, was launched days after a pro-coal presentation by the Trump administration jarred with many ministers who wanted the talks to focus on cleaner energy sources.
Read the ABC News story - “Powering Past Coal Alliance: 20 countries sign up to phase out coal power by 2030.”
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