More than 25 countries and regions commit to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2030

On November 17, the Financial Times Chinese Network reported that more than 25 countries and regions pledged to stop using coal to generate electricity by 2030, adding new impetus to global efforts to reduce coal use.

This initiative, jointly sponsored by the United Kingdom and Canada, is supported by countries such as France, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Finland, Portugal, and New Zealand, as well as provinces such as Washington State, Ontario, and Alberta.

The above countries and regions have promised to phase out coal-fired power plants, although some countries have indicated that they will achieve this goal by 2030. For example, the United Kingdom has promised to stop using coal to generate electricity by 2025.

"Coal will never be gone," said Catherine McKenna, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change. "The economic reasons are clear. The cost of solar and wind power has been drastically reduced. Clean electricity is also increasingly becoming The cheapest electricity. "

These commitments are in stark contrast to the position taken by the Trump administration, which vowed to expand US coal use and create more coal mine jobs.

This initiative was officially announced at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, hoping to include at least 50 countries by next year. Scientists and researchers have long argued that global efforts to combat climate change require major action to reduce coal use.