All is not lost in efforts to ‘consign coal to history’

GLASGOW (CU)_The goal of “consigning coal to history” was expected to be one of major focus areas of this year’s UN climate summit (COP26) in Glasgow, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5°C, to minimise the effects of climate change. However, the ongoing global energy crisis, as well increasing economic activity following the pandemic have been crippling these efforts. Just a few days before conference, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the UN, Barbara Woodward, conceded that…