The end of the coal era looms, but will it come soon enough?

28 new members, including six countries, have signed up to the UK-led “powering past coal alliance”, which includes firm dates to phase out the use of the most polluting fossil fuel

The push at the crucial conference in Glasgow comes as scientists warn that carbon emissions from fossil fuels look set to rebound to close to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 – and could even rise further in 2022. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

Dozens of countries have signed up to moves to curb the use of fossil fuel energy to limit dangerous global warming at key Cop26 climate talks.

In efforts hailed as putting the end of coal in sight after 250 years, at least 23 nations made new commitments to phase out coal power, including five of the top 20 users, Indonesia, South Korea, Poland, Vietnam, Chile and Ukraine.