G7's Mixed Messages on Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy
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The G7 nations have agreed to increase their collective offshore wind capacity by 150 GW and solar capacity to over 1 TW, as well as accelerate the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels to achieve net-zero in energy systems by 2050 at the latest. However, they did not endorse a 2030 deadline for phasing out coal and left the door open for continued investment in gas. The members also targeted 2040 for reducing additional plastic pollution to zero.
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