Botswana signs COP26 deal against coal, but...

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Morupule A Power Station is powered by coal. PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

The country’s delegation to the global COP26 climate change summit taking place in Glasgow, Scotland has signed onto a worldwide commitment to ease the use of coal, but declined to sign a pledge to stop issuances of new licences.

Late on Thursday afternoon, information coming out of the conference where 180 countries and 30,000 delegates are hammering out climate change commitments, indicated that at least 49 countries had officially committed to moving away from coal and into clean power.

A list seen by Mmegi includes some of the world’s biggest producers and consumers of coal, as well as some of the most coal-dependent countries in the world.

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Botswana signs COP26 deal against coal, but...

The country’s delegation to the global COP26 climate change summit taking place in Glasgow, Scotland has signed onto a worldwide commitment to ease the use of coal, but declined to sign a pledge to stop issuances of new licences.

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