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A view of the slopes of the Banks Group Shotton open cast mine in Northumberland, Britain, November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Barbara Lewis
LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Britain will bring forward its target to end the use of coal in electricity generation by a year to October 2024, the government said on Wednesday, part of efforts to spur other nations to move more quickly to cut emissions before a climate summit.
Since Britain completed its exit from the European Union last year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to build London s influence on the world stage by getting countries back on track to meet global climate targets at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November.
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