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World Service,29 Apr 2024,26 mins

The G7 agree to kill coal by 2035

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Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have agreed to phase out the use of coal power by 2035, putting a critical timeline on the plans first announced last year in Dubai. Also in the programme, Ed Butler looks at the new spending cap set to apply to football teams in the English Premiere League. And, we hear about the retreat of the grocery courier firm Getir from Europe and the U.S, and the future of the sector. Picture: A power station blows smoke. Picture credit: Getty

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