Phasing out coal for 2 °C target requires worldwide replication of most ambitious national plans despite security and fairness concerns

Ending the use of unabated coal power is a key climate change mitigation measure. However, we do not know how fast it is feasible to phase-out coal on the global scale. Historical experience of individual countries indicates feasible coal phase-out rates, but can these be upscaled to the global leve...

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Main Authors: Vadim Vinichenko, Marta Vetier, Jessica Jewell, Lola Nacke, Aleh Cherp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acadf6