In Charts: UK, Canada and Germany call for coal phase-out despite own addictions

The UK, Canada and Germany are leading a push against coal as COP28 kicks off, despite failing to phase out the fuel themselves. The vast majority of new coal capacity in the past year, however, was in China, with new construction outside the country hitting record lows

The UK, Canada and Germany have signed a letter addressed to the COP28 presidency, along with ministers from 12 other countries, calling for a renewed commitment to the phase-out of coal. The letter, seen by colleagues at the Financial Times, calls for an end to new coal-fired power plants and a reduction in emissions at existing plants, underlining that coal is the largest source of carbon emissions globally.