Tag: Powering Past Coal Alliance

Republic of Korea and Bahrain join the Powering Past Coal Alliance at COP30

Stuart Mitchell

Last month at the UN Climate Summit COP30, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Bahrain joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), a global coalition of over 180 national and subnational governments, businesses and organisations working to advance the transition from unabated coal power generation to clean energy. This announcement further demonstrates momentum in discussions on how to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels at COP30. The Republic of Korea currently operates the 7th largest coal fleet in the world. The share of coal generation has decreased from 42.5%…

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Morocco sets conditional date to phase out coal power by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

In its updated Nationally Determined Contribution, Morocco has committed to phase out coal power by 2040, ‘subject to adequate international support’ or in the 2040s unconditionally. This is the first time the nation has committed to a coal phase-out date – a key milestone after joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance in 2023. At the same time, the country also has committed to tripling its renewable energy capacity to over 15 GW by 2030, improving grids, and building out energy storage.  Coal power remains the primary source of electricity in Morocco, however the…

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National Grid Electricity System Operator joins Powering Past Coal Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

The National Grid Electricity System Operator has announced it is joining a global alliance of governments, businesses and organisations working to progress the transition away from coal power, the Powering Past Coal Alliance. In recent years the ESO has overseen Britain’s transition away from coal and in May 2019 reported the first ever fortnight of coal-free operation of Great Britain’s electricity system, showing further progress towards it’s ambition of being able to operate a zero-carbon electricity system by 2025. The carbon intensity of the electricity system has halved over the…

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