UK PM: Glasgow sounded death knell for coal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday asserted that the deal struck at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow was a "game-changing agreement" which had "sounded the death knell for coal power."

Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister said “We finally came to the kind of game-changing agreement that the world needed to see. Almost 200 countries have put their name to the Glasgow climate pact, marking a decisive shift in the world's approach to tackling climate emissions, setting a clear road map to limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees and marking the beginning of the end for coal power.

"It is beyond question that Glasgow has sounded the death knell for coal power. It's a fantastic achievement and it's just one of many to emerge from COP26."

Several countries, including small island states, said they were deeply disappointed by the change promoted by India to “phase down,” rather than “phase out” coal power, the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions.