G7 leaders agree to phase out coal power plants by early 2030s

By Breanne Deppisch

Published April 30, 2024 12:55pm ET

Energy and climate ministers from Group of Seven industrialized nations agreed Tuesday to phase out their coal-fired power plants in the next decade — a breakthrough in talks aimed at ending reliance on the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel.

The officials said in a communique that they agreed to “phase out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of 2030s.”