LONDON—Coal emerged as the surprise winner from two weeks of international climate talks in Germany, with leaders of the host country and neighbouring Poland joining Donald Trump in support of the dirtiest fossil fuel. Poland’s continued and extensive use of coal raised concerns that the next meeting, to be held in that country’s mining heartland of Katowice, could thwart progress. “We fully expect to see Poland selling us on how awesome their coal is.”Poland, hosting the talks in December next year, has said coal will be key to its energy security for decades. Poland’s presidency, which the country will start preparing for now, follows this summit’s Fiji presidency. In the final text from the Bonn talks, known formally as the Conference of the Parties, Fiji committed to press for greater ambitions to tackle climate change, even after its presidency ends.

Source: thestar November 19, 2017 03:22 UTC