Netherlands, Chile, and New Zealand urge G7 to back 'end to fossil fuel era'

Michael Holder
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G7 leaders are meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, for the summit this weekend | Credit: G7
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G7 leaders are meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, for the summit this weekend | Credit: G7

Heads of state from leading economies and small island states warn 1.5C goal is in peril without more ambitious action from G7

A group of global leaders are urging the world's seven leading economies to back an end to fossil fuels and deliver a raft of global climate finance reforms at this weekend's G7 Summit, arguing that "2023...

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