Australia accused of being 'out-of-step' on climate as G7 agrees to stop international funding for coal

In a communique, the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - plus the European Union said "international investments in unabated coal must stop now".

The IEAs report says that worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on track to surge by 1.5 billion metric tons this year. Source: AP Photo/ Branden Camp