The Biden administration has pledged that the US will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 61% over the next decade, Bloomberg reports.
The number of new coal plants under development in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) region has reached record lows since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved California’s “landmark plan” to end the sale of petrol-only vehicles by 2035.
The world’s coal use is expected to reach a new high of 8.7bn tonnes this year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).