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There is a possibility of Australian coal being exported to China once again, reports suggest, in the latest indication frosty relations between the two countries are thawing.

"Banks have not quit coal despite their coal divestment policies," energy advocacy and bank watchdog group Withdraw from Coal (WFC) said.

>> reporter: laura, good morning. the british government is keane to show here today it is making real progress, convincing countries to give up burning coal for electricity. so in its words, it says its organized a coalition of 190 countries and organizations committing to phasing out c coal-fired electricity and ending investment in new coal projects. there are some obvious points here that critics point to that notably the big coal users arent included, like the u.s. and china. and this does ...

Cant let a few bad apples spoil the whole thing. i would distinguish between china and russia. russia a petro state, theyre an industrial economy, and they have chosen specifically to try to sabotage meaningful progress on climate in recent years along with other countries like saudi arabia. china on the other hand is a still developing economy, and if we are to convince them that they shouldnt exploit cheap dirty fossil fuel energy, then the rest of us really have to make the commitments necess...

Easy to find the right location to install renewable energy. we are looking for suitable industrial sites, such as a factory, rooftops or wall mounted sonar —— solar panels. we are building a national plan for zero emission buildings. are you still going to invest in coal projects abroad? translation: , - resident coal projects abroad? translation: , president has — coal projects abroad? translation: , president has already _ coal projects abroad? translation: , president has already annou...

Which is still industrialising so its absolutely critical that we make — its absolutely critical that we make sure that china will not double down _ make sure that china will not double down in _ make sure that china will not double down in the — make sure that china will not double down in the investment on coal and fossil— down in the investment on coal and fossil fields. there is some good news _ fossil fields. there is some good news here — fossil fields. there is some good news here...

President biden is front and center on the world stage today, dominating headlines coming out of the g20 summit, reversing the trump-era steel tariffs, and getting countries to agree to back away from coal projects. but notably absent, at least on site in rome, russian president vladimir putin and chinese leader xi jinping. >> here at the g20, theyre not here either. we are, president biden is. that in itself is making a difference. its ultimately going to be up to a china, which is now currentl...

Succeed or fail as one. hes taking aim at the use of -- take a listen. >> i was delighted to cochair the g 7 climate at the environmental ministers meeting in july where we delivered a historic agreement that no g 7 nation would finance any coal projects internationally. south korea has made the same commitment. and with chinas recent announcement, we are well on the way to -- financing for new coal power as we ramp up support. for renewables. we still need the g20 to tackle domestic unabated co...

U.s. will increase funding to help developing nations confront it. and now there is a major commitment from one of the worlds biggest polluters. cnns newly minted beijing chief steven zhang live in beijing for us this morning. congratulations, i havent seen you since the news. talk us through this. how big a deal is this? >> i think in all, as they say with fancy title comes great responsibility. speaking of which, one responsibility for world leaders is tackling climate change. xi jinping in on...

Climate change, president joe biden told the u.n. general assembly he will work with congress to increase americas financial commitment to help developing nations confront the climate crisis. and chinese president xi jinping says he will stop his country from building new coal-fired power projects abroad. it marks a major shift in policy for china which is the worlds largest emitter of greenhouse gases. lets bring in cnns steven young. he joins us live from beijing. good to see you. how seriou...