Governments must agree to end use of coal power, says UK’s Cop26 president

Alok Sharma disappointed' after ministers from more than 50 countries closed two-day meeting without full agreement

Governments around the world must agree to end the use of coal power to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown, the UK's president of vital UN climate talks has said.

Ministers from more than 50 countries closed a two-day meeting in London on Monday without full agreement on phasing out coal, but with all countries agreeing to limit global heating to 1.5C, with fewer than 100 days to go before the Cop26 UN climate conference in Glasgow this November.