New Data Shows Collapse Of Coal Imminent, Sparks Climate Hope
A Chinese boy cycles past a cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Dadong, Shanxi province, China.
The cancellation and retirement of coal power projects in the world’s four key economies is making a profound impact on global efforts to limit climate change to 2C — and thereby stave off its most catastrophic consequences.
The amount of coal power in development globally was cut in half last year — down to 570GW from 1090GW one year earlier.
