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Macron's pledge to wipe out coal is just as meaningless as Trump's plan to revive it

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
Emmanuel Macron, president of France, gestures during a special address in Davos, Switzerland. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

In a speech at the 2018 World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to “make France a model in the fight against climate change” and promised to shut all coal-fired...

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