King coal is dirty, dangerous—and far from dead
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King coal is dirty, dangerous—and far from dead

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BRITAIN WAS the first country to generate electricity from coal. View Full Image If the current fleet of coal plants is run normally until 2050, they will emit some 250 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, according to the International Energy Agency. South Africa has become a test case for the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a brainchild of the G7 club of rich countries launched in 2021 to accelerate the “coal to clean" transition. The EU’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism punishes exports from countries reliant on carbon-intensive energy, prompting countries to offset emissions or reconsider coal. Yet if both those steps can be taken by governments and donors, the market forces can be unleashed to add cheap, clean capacity to grids, which would leave much of the world’s stock of dirty coal-fired power plants stranded.

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Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'
2 weeks ago

Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'

China Daily  

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to phase out coal plants in 15 years might be a tall order but not impossible, as long as there is political will, adequate financing and technology to advance the country's energy transition, analysts said. Indonesia, a signatory to the Paris Agreement, has set a net zero emissions target by 2060 and has committed to …

Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'
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Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'

China Daily  

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to phase out coal plants in 15 years might be a tall order but not impossible, as long as there is political will, adequate financing and technology to advance the country's energy transition, analysts said. Indonesia, a signatory to the Paris Agreement, has set a net zero emissions target by 2060 and has committed to …

Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'
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2 weeks ago

Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'

China Daily  

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to phase out coal plants in 15 years might be a tall order but not impossible, as long as there is political will, adequate financing and technology to advance the country's energy transition, analysts said. Indonesia, a signatory to the Paris Agreement, has set a net zero emissions target by 2060 and has committed to …

Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'
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Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'

China Daily  

By PRIME SARMIENTO in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-09 09:50 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to phase out coal plants in 15 years might be a tall order but not impossible, as long as there is political will, adequate financing and technology to advance the country's energy transition, analysts said. Indonesia, a signatory to the Paris Agreement, …

Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'
2 weeks ago

Indonesia's plan to retire coal plants 'challenging'

China Daily  

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to phase out coal plants in 15 years might be a tall order but not impossible, as long as there is political will, adequate financing and technology to advance the country's energy transition, analysts said. Indonesia, a signatory to the Paris Agreement, has set a net zero emissions target by 2060 and has committed to …

More than 800 coal plants worldwide could be profitably decommissioned, research group says
6 months ago

More than 800 coal plants worldwide could be profitably decommissioned, research group says

The Hindu  

More than 800 coal-fired power plants in emerging countries could be decommissioned and profitably replaced by cleaner solar energy starting from the end of the decade, research on Monday showed. Though only a tenth of existing coal plants are scheduled to shut down by 2030, more could close if efforts are made to identify opportunities, the Institute for Energy Economics …

Blackout-beset South Africa may delay closing coal stations
1 year, 7 months ago

Blackout-beset South Africa may delay closing coal stations

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa may delay shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday, a move that could stem a crisis of daily electricity blackouts but would slow a shift to greener energy sources. Under the new plan, which Ramaphosa outlined only broadly in his weekly letter to the nation, South Africa will …

Coal capacity climbs worldwide despite promises to slash it
1 year, 8 months ago

Coal capacity climbs worldwide despite promises to slash it

Associated Press  

The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found. The coal fleet grew by 19.5 gigawatts last year, enough to light up around 15 million homes, with nearly all newly commissioned coal projects in China, according …

The ADB’s plan to help phase out coal may not achieve much
3 years, 1 month ago

The ADB’s plan to help phase out coal may not achieve much

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The Asian Development Bank and other financial institutions will take an ambitious proposal to end Southeast Asia’s coal addiction to the CoP-26 climate talks. Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, its three pilot countries, have young power plants, opaque long-term pricing agreements, and do not yet make carbon emissions sufficiently costly. But as the plan’s detail are laid out, institutions supporting …

This coal plan offers only half a solution
3 years, 1 month ago

This coal plan offers only half a solution

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The Asian Development Bank and a handful of financial institutions will take an ambitious proposal to end Southeast Asia’s coal addiction to the COP26 climate talks. Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam — the three pilot countries — have young power plants, opaque long-term pricing agreements, and do not yet make carbon emissions sufficiently costly. This isn’t one nation in crisis …

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