Chancellor Merkel needs to announce
a coal phase out here in Bonn and implement it in Berlin.
Hubert Weiger, chair of Friends of the Earth Germany commented: «The new German government needs to follow the example of Canada, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, which have announced
a coal phase out before 2030.
Since the law was announced, the country has also announced
a coal phase out and its new centre - right president has called for 100 % renewable electricity to be achieved by 2040.
BERLIN, 23 March 2018 — Coal plant closure momentum is growing in Europe this month, with four German plants retiring or announcing retirement in March, and Ireland committing to a total
coal phase out by 2025.
And this completely turns around the argumentation on a» business as usual
coal phase out» until 2030.
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Reliance on the EUETS is unlikely to lead to
a coal phase out, let alone an accelerated one, because the carbon price is so low.
And this comes just a week after the UK confirmed
its coal phase out plans, and France does too.
Not exact matches
The Alberta government announced a new climate policy Sunday that includes a carbon tax and a promise to
phase out coal fired generating plants.
Since then, she's dealt with the crash in oil prices, and the current Alberta government's plan to
phase out coal - fired power.
A National Grid spokesman said the record low was a sign of things to come, with
coal - free days becoming increasingly common as the polluting fuel is
phased out.
Perry said that the U.K. was committed to
phasing out unabated
coal - fire power generation «no later than 2025,» and hoped to inspire others to follow suit.
Britain's last
coal power station will be forced to close in 2025, as part of a government plan to
phase out the fossil fuel to meet its climate change commitments.
Banks says all the
coal at Shotton and Highthorn can be extracted by the government's 2025 deadline for
phasing out coal - fired power generation.
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.
Its members have committed to
phasing out coal - burning power plants, supporting clean energy and encouraging carbon capture technology.
Likewise Ontario, already committed to
phase out coal power by 2014, cancelled a project to build a gas - fired power plant in Oakville last year in the face of fierce local opposition.
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government says its new regulations to
phase out power plants fired by
coal and natural gas will cost more than $ 2.2 billion, but potentially save the country billions more in reduced health care costs.
«Moving forward with
phasing out coal, reducing energy waste and producing more renewable energy will allow Alberta to forge its own energy future.
Macron has also said he wants to
phase out France's use of
coal power in five years and reduce its reliance on nuclear power to 50 % by 2025.
Europe saw a record 10 gigawatts of
coal plant closures in 2016, and countries including Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, and Portugal are working toward aggressive
coal retirement schedules or, in the case of the UK, complete
phase -
out plans.
«Building on Ottawa's earlier commitments to set a national carbon price, establish a clean fuel standard and to
phase out traditional
coal power, these measures will help Canada make the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
The package includes a plan to
phase out coal - fired electricity generation by 2030, a commitment to generate 30 per cent of Alberta's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, new financing for energy efficiency, and an economy - wide price on carbon pollution.
The Canadian Labour Congress and the Climate Action Network of Canada co-hosted a discussion event on Thursday night that focused on job creation and facilitating a transition for the
coal, oil and gas sectors — all of which will gradually be
phased out as the world moves to a clean energy economy.
Canada recently announced for instance that it would begin
phasing out coal faster than it had previously planned due to increased environmental concerns.
A 2016 study by health and environmental organizations found
phasing out coal by 2030 would prevent more than a thousand premature deaths and some 870 hospital visits in Canada, while saving nearly $ 5 billion in costs to society, including healthcare expenses and lost productivity.
The plan contains measures that will help Canada hit its obligations under the Paris Agreement, such as introducing carbon pricing,
phasing out coal - burning power stations and boosting support for clean - energy technologies.
However, Alberta has committed to stop burning
coal for electricity by 2030, and Ontario
phased out coal power in 2014.
«This survey found strong support for
phasing out coal power faster and cleaning up the fuel in our cars and trucks.
The Alberta government received the final report from the independent panel led by University of Alberta economics professor Andrew Leach and announced its plans to
phase out coal burning electricity plants,
phase in a price on carbon, introduce a limit on overall emissions from the oil sands and introduce an energy efficiency strategy.
Part of that plan involves
phasing out traditional
coal power by 2030.
We can expect NDP cabinet ministers to boast about achieving the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans - Mountain Pipeline expansion and Environment & Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to release further details of the plan to address Climate Change, including government support for communities impacted by the
phase out of dirty
coal - fired power plants.
• Greening our electricity supply — by
phasing out coal - fired power and supporting clean technologies;
A 2013 NRG Research Group poll found that 68 percent of Albertans want
coal plants
phased out or shut down and replaced with natural gas and renewable energy, the report said.
America's largest electricity generator plans to
phase out coal and slash carbon emissions.
The province aims to have
coal - powered plants
phased out by 2030.
Under that scenario, Duke would
phase out coal completely by 2050, reducing the company's carbon emissions to nearly three - quarters below 2005 levels.
The most striking beneficiary from the
phasing out of nuclear power in Germany is the
coal (and especially lignite) industry.
«Reducing carbon pollution from electric power plants is a good start, but the goal must be
phasing out coal, oil, and natural gas as our energy sources,» said Howie Hawkins, Green candidate for Governor of New York (http://www.howiehawkins.org).
Phasing out coal is one of the first steps the Cuomo administration must make if it hopes to meet its goal of drastically reducing air emissions by about 40 percent in the next decade, said Lisa Dix, senior New York representative for Sierra Club.
«Given the fact Cuomo made a commitment that New York was
phasing out coal, why would you buy
coal plants when the writing is on the wall?»
The administration will seek to
phase out the two
coal plants that will be remaining at the end of this year, by converting them to natural gas or shutting them down entirely.
Environmental groups are concerned the new operators want to keep burning
coal, when New York is so close to
phasing out all of its
coal plants.
The governor needs to get
out in front by committing to a
coal phase -
out, not more
coal bailouts, and by providing the necessary glide path to ease the burden for
coal - affected communities.
Cuomo can be a climate leader for New York and the nation, but it's time for him to put his words into action and make an enforceable commitment this year to
phase out coal.
Speeches came from a variety of speakers, including a science broadcaster and writer, a Pakistani - born Canadian Muslim who works in STEM, a Pakistani - born professor who studies cell biology and anatomy; and, an emergency room physician who helped start the process to
phase out coal - fueled power plants by 2030 in Alberta.
The new Minnkota transmission line seeks to
phase out all of Minnesota's dependence on the
coal - fired Young 2 plant by 2024.
That's important because climate scientists say that
phasing out carbon emissions from
coal is a crucial step toward avoiding the worst effects of
coal.
It means we have to
phase out coal now and walk away from most if not all the Canadian tar sands (good - bye, Keystone XL pipeline).
Then, when policies are finally introduced, we have to
phase out coal even more quickly and more investments go to waste,» he says.