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Newshour: 04/11/2021 14:06 GMT: More than forty countries pledge to phase out coal

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More than forty countries pledge to phase out coal

04/11/2021 14:06 GMT

04/11/2021 14:06 GMT: More than forty countries pledge to phase out coal

BBC World Service - Newshour, More than forty countries pledge to phase out coal

The biggest emitters US, China, India and Australia have not signed

The biggest emitters, US, China, India and Australia have not signed

Major coal-using countries including Poland, Vietnam and Chile are among those to make the commitment.In a separate commitment, 20 countries, including the US, pledged to end public financing for "unabated" fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2022.

Also on the programme: A huge success story regarding a vaccine for cervical cancer - a study indicates it reduces cases of the disease by nearly 90 percent; we assess the cost of the year long war in Ethiopia between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front; and third time lucky, the South African writer, Damon Galgult has won the Booker Prize for his novel, The Promise.

(Photo: An aerial photo shows a coal electric generating plant in San Antonio, Texas, as world leaders meet at COP26 in Scotland to address reductions in carbon emissions and global warming. Credit:EPA/Tannen Maury)

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