India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programme

The four countries account for 15% of global emissions related to coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. - Reuters

GLASGOW (Reuters): India, Indonesia and the Philippines will join South Africa as the first recipients of a multibillion dollar pilot programme aimed at accelerating their transition from coal power to clean energy, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) said on Thursday (Nov 4).

The four countries account for 15% of global emissions related to coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. Cutting their emissions more quickly will help the global effort for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, a key goal of the ongoing United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.