New global alliance forms to quickly phase out coal

Twenty countries including New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada, have joined a new global alliance pledging to quickly phase out coal. The launch of the alliance at the UN climate talks in Bonn highlights how Australia's continued support for coal is putting it increasingly at odds with some of its closest allies and Pacific neighbours.

کنشگران گرین پیس به نشانه اعتراض روی یک کشتی حامل زغال سنگ را در خلال کنفرانس آب و هوایی سازمان ملل در شهر بن در آلمان پوشانده اند. Source: EPA