COP26 in Glasgow - Australia won't phase out coal energy anytime soon..

Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and greenhouse gas emissions from burning it are the single biggest contributor to climate change.

Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and greenhouse gas emissions from burning it are the single biggest contributor to climate change. Source: AAP

Among the 40 countries that pledged at the COP26 climate conference to phase out coal generated energy by mid-century, there are no world's biggest emitters such as Australia, China, the United States and India.



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