Good morning, this is Eleanor Ainge Roy bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Friday 17 November. Top storiesA new alliance of 19 nations committed to quickly phasing out coal has been launched at the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany. “The case against coal is unequivocal,” said UK climate minister Claire Perry, both on environmental and health grounds – air pollution from coal kills 800,000 people a year worldwide. Governments have now grasped the reality that coal use can end, and fast. Earlier in the week Trump said he had a quiet word to his Chinese counterpart during his east Asia tour to ensure the boys’ release.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2017 20:02 UTC