At their next meeting on Monday, 25 January, the foreign ministers of the Member States are expected to call for a global phase-out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies, according to draft EU Council conclusions on climate and energy diplomacy.
“The EU calls for a global phase-out of environmentally harmful fossil-fuel subsidies along a clear timeline”, as well as “a phasing out of unabated coal in energy production and – as a first step – an immediate end to all financing of new...