'Accelerate the phase out': How the G7 cooled on fossil fuels as the answer to the energy crisis

Cecilia Keating
clock • 9 min read
'Accelerate the phase out': How the G7 cooled on fossil fuels as the answer to the energy crisis

G7 Energy and Environment Ministers acknowledge energy crisis requires reduction in global gas demand and reiterate support for clean tech, but stop short of setting out roadmap for phasing out fossil fuel power

G7 countries over the weekend conceded the global energy crisis requires a reduction in fossil gas demand, just 10 months after the group announced its support for liquified natural gas (LNG) investment...

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