Energy and climate ministers from the G7 group of industrialised nations are currently meeting in Turin, where a deal is being agreed to phase out the use of coal power “in the first half of the 2030s” where the emissions have not been captured.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) held in Dubai during December 2023, it was decided that to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C the G7 group of industrialised nations – consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US – must phase out coal by 2030 and fully decarbonise electricity by 2035.

While COP28 ended with no firm commitment in place by the G7, it looks as though this commitment may now take place following a meeting this week in Turin between the energy and climate ministers of the G7.

In an interview with CNBC, Andrew Bowie, the UK minister for nuclear and renewables, described the agreement reached as “historic” and stated that “we do have an agreement to phase out coal in the first half of...