UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in June that the G7 = seven major countries would need to take the lead in phasing out coal-fired power to reach the UN's greenhouse gas reduction targets. We asked for a concrete abolition plan by the summit of.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed an online meeting held by an international organization advocating the abolition of coal-fired power generation on the 2nd.
Secretary-General António Guterres acknowledges that the UN's goal of "reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030" is difficult to achieve with the reduction targets submitted by each country. I showed it again.
He emphasized that it is most important to eliminate coal from the electricity sector. "G7 = seven major countries should lead efforts to phase out coal-fired power generation and show it by the June summit at the latest. By the G7 Summit in the United Kingdom in June, he called for a concrete abolition plan.
He added, "I urge you to announce the suspension of international financial support for coal-fired power generation," and called on major countries such as the G7 to freeze coal-fired power plant construction assistance to developing countries. It was.
On the other hand, using the term "fair conversion," he called on governments to urgently take measures, saying that it is important to protect the rights of workers in the process of converting from coal-fired power to clean energy.