Designing coal retirement for ambition and scale

Tuesday 13 May 2025
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Greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by 60% by 2035 to preserve the 1.5°C goals of the Paris Agreement. But global coal power capacity continues to grow. Countries must use this critical year to accelerate the global exit from coal. While the OECD has made progress in phasing out existing plants, including the UK’s last coal plant closing last year, the key challenge now is Asia’s much younger fleet.

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