Activists and police clash during an environmental protest against climate change at the G7 Italia Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment taking place in Venaria Reale. Matteo Secci/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
The climate, energy and environment ministers of the leading Western industrialized nations (G7) have agreed on a coal phase-out by 2035 at their meeting in Italy, British and Italian officials said Monday.
The decision was confirmed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs on Monday evening.
A ministry spokesman said that Germany had played a key role in the decision to set a clear end date for coal-fired power generation for all G7 countries.
British Energy Secretary Andrew Bowie had previously publicized the agreement.
