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G7 energy and climate ministers have agreed a timeframe for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting a goal in the mid-2030s, in a move hailed as significant by some environmentalists but described as "too late" by others. "This is the first time that at least a path and a goal have been set", Italian Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin tells a press conference at the Group of Seven talks near Turin. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES