Governments are due to meet in Bonn to discuss progress on climate action since COP26.
since summer 2021. This could have a significant impact as it is responsible for 27% of the world's emissions.What is COP and the Bonn Climate Change Conference?The 26th of these - COP26 - was in Glasgow last year; COP27 is in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, later this yearFossil fuels: Energy crisis threatens progressCOP26 included a plan to reduce use of coal - which is responsible for 40% of annual CO2 emissions.
World leaders also agreed to phase-out inefficient oil and gas subsidies. These are government payments that artificially lower the price of fossil fuels.
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