Sentences with phrase «complete coal phase»
«A complete coal phase - out is not feasible at the momentâ?
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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.
It warns investors that utilities currently only plan to close 27 % of capacity by then and that a complete phase - out of coal by 2030 could stem utility losses by $ 22 billion ($ 26bn).
Over the next few decades, we must complete the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, phasing out carbon emissions from coal, oil, and gas throughout the economy.
By some estimates, a phase out of global fossil fuel consumption and production — particularly coal and oil — will need to be nearly complete within 50 years.
Just as much of the world languishes in uncertainty over the future of a low carbon transition, the Globe and Mail reports that Canada steps up and announces an almost complete phase out of coal for electricity by 2030 at the latest.