G20 environment ministers ended talks without agreeing to phase out domestic coal-fired power generation and funding for such plants abroad, a deadlock that foreshadows difficult negotiations looming for this fall's critical climate summit.

Countries including China, India and Russia objected to phaseout language being including in the meeting communique, per Reuters, the Financial Times and other media reports.

The IEA projects 3% growth in coal-fired power plants in 2022, "and could set an all-time high."

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