The UN secretary-general António Guterres on Tuesday has said that all planned coal projects around the world must be cancelled to end the “deadly addiction” to the most polluting fossil fuel. This statement comes at a time when the Government of Goa is being alleged and under fire for developing infrastructure in the state to facilitate coal transportation.
The call has come at an event hosted by UK government, which is under pressure over planned coalmine in Cumbria.
“Today, I am calling on all governments, private companies and local authorities to take three steps,” said Guterres. “First, cancel all global coal projects in the pipeline and end the deadly addiction to coal. Second, end the international financing of coal plants and … third, jump-start a global effort to finally organise a just transition [for coal industry workers], going plant by plant if necessary.”
