US commits to ditching coal

The US has the third-largest number of coal-burning power stations in the world and hopes to pressure allies 

The US will close all its coal-fired power plants, climate envoy John Kerry pledged at the COP28 climate conference on Saturday, announcing the country will join the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) to phase out the fossil fuel.

The deadline for the commitment is reportedly 2035, the date the presidential administration...