The phase - out plans apply only to so -
called unabated coal, meaning a company that has the technology to reduce emissions can carry on generating power with coal.
Not exact matches
But they believe that the UK «is bucking these positive trends» and they
call on the government to phase out
unabated use of
coal by 2023 to «improve air quality, protect the health of our population, and reclaim the UK's leadership position in tackling climate change.»
This approach is far superior to KfW's current plan because it firmly aligns with a growing
call to end support and investment for new
unabated coal - fired power plants.
In addition to
calling on high income countries to stop building new,
unabated coal - fired power plants immediately and accelerate the retirement of their existing plants, the report also
calls on middle income countries to limit new
coal - fired power plants and begin retiring their existing fleet by 2025.
The report pulls no punches when it comes to
coal, including a
call for a global
coal phaseout involving an immediate end to investments in new
unabated coal - fired power plants globally and the retirement of existing
unabated coal - fired power plants in high income countries.