![LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 20: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the UK-Africa Investment Summit on January 20, 2020 in London, England. The British PM is hosting African leaders and senior government representatives along with British and African businesses during the UK-Africa Investment Summit, aimed at strengthening the UKs economic partnership with African nations. (Photo by Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZTY4RLJ6T2UICLA4QA4RR42RCI.jpg?smart=true&auth=2d425e3bdd0f4d960e307776a2e18d0134bb02c7130e03c6c85e5168c820c8bb&width=400&height=225)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to end coal projects n Africa at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. Getty Images
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to end coal projects n Africa at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. Getty Images
UK makes environmental investor pitch to African leaders
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge on coal has been policy since 2012