Coal transitions—part 2: phase-out dynamics in global long-term mitigation scenarios

A rapid phase-out of unabated coal use is essential to limit global warming to below 2 °C. This review presents a comprehensive assessment of coal transitions in mitigation scenarios consistent with the Paris Agreement, using data from more than 1500 publicly available scenarios generated by more th...

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Main Authors: Jan C Minx, Jerome Hilaire, Finn Müller-Hansen, Gregory Nemet, Francesca Diluiso, Robbie M Andrew, Ceren Ayas, Nico Bauer, Stephen L Bi, Leon Clarke, Felix Creutzig, Ryna Yiyun Cui, Frank Jotzo, Matthias Kalkuhl, William F Lamb, Andreas Löschel, Niccolò Manych, Malte Meinshausen, Pao-Yu Oei, Glen P Peters, Benjamin Sovacool, Jan C Steckel, Sebastian Thomas, Annabelle Workman, John Wiseman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad24cd