G7 wants to decarbonise global economy by end of the century

At the two-day G7 summit at Schloss Elmau in southern Germany, leaders committed themselves to end the use of oil, gas and coal - but not nuclear power - and to replace them with renewables such as wind and solar.

German chancellor Angela Merkel pressed for the G7 to agree on the goal so it can be put forward to the UN COP21 climate change summit in Paris in December.

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