Emotional Alok Sharma apologises as coal phaseout text in Cop26 deal ‘watered down’

It comes after a key change to the deal on coal, following a proposed revision by India to water down language on coal

But in a dramatic last-minute intervention, India and China significantly watered down commitments on fossil fuels, securing the change of a single word to ensure the pact calls for coal power generation to be “phased down” rather than “phased out”.

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