UN climate chief calls on coal industry to change

UN climate chief Christiana Figueres urged the coal industry to help reduce carbon emissions and start investing in renewable energy sources. Speaking at a coal summit in Warsaw, Figueres said, “The world is rising to meet the climate challenge as risks of inaction mount, and it is in your best interest to make coal part of the solution.” But industry officials said coal is the only viable energy source in many countries. The International Energy Agency said less than 30 percent of the world’s energy supply comes from coal, but generates more than 40% of emissions. Figueres said existing coal reserves should be left in the ground and new plants that trap emissions before being released into the atmosphere should be put up to bring down CO2 levels.

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