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"The majority of coal-fired power is not being phased out quickly enough to
meet climate goals and avoid catastrophic global heating, despite new pledges
made at Cop26.
While coal is on its way out, some of the largest coal-dependent economies
might be delaying for too long, according to a new report by the Centre for
Research on Energy and Clean Air.
“Current pledges and targets absolutely are not enough to ensure that coal
power is phased out fast enough to avoid the worst of global warming,” said
lead author of the report, Lauri Myllyvirta.
Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel and the International Energy Agency has made
clear that if it is not rapidly retired the world has no hope of staying within
1.5C of global heating.
While major coal-dependent nations pledged for the first time at the UN climate
summit in Glasgow to phase down coal-fired power generation, there is still a
long way to go, says Flora Champenois, a research analyst at Global Energy
Monitor."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
