Congrats to Capital Power - a member of Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), on completing their coal phase-out! This marks the end of Alberta’s coal-fired electricity power units. 👏 Learn more about Alberta’s coal phase-out: ⬇️

🎉Slovenia’s last coal plant may close within three years, instead of 2033, as originally planned. Around the world we are seeing more and more coal plants close early. 'Not because of politics, not because of the climate, but because of economics’. balkangreenenergynews.com/slovenias-coal…

Good news in Greece: ‘coal power is being squeezed out of the market’. 🇬🇷 The country just enjoyed 7 straight days without coal power. balkangreenenergynews.com/share-of-coal-…

🙌  5 lipca członkowie naszego zespółu Economic Diplomacy spotkali się z przedstawicielami polskich regionów, aby omówić transformację i jak Wielka Brytania może w niej pomóc 🗣️ Dyskusje dotyczyły możliwych wyzwań, i problemów, zarówno jak i ewentualne przystąpienie do PPCA

The world has dodged a coal boom. Since 2015, ‘56% of planned coal plants were cancelled or suspended’. Renewables have mostly filled the gap 💪 This is great news, but there’s much more still to be done ⏩ wri.org/insights/lesso…

A coalition of Japanese organisations are calling for Japan to phase out coal power by 2035, in line with its G7 commitment. This year could be a turning point in Japan’s energy policy 👉 japanclimate.org/english/news-t…

4.5 million tonnes of CO2 reduced ✅ No net job losses ✅ Coal once dominated this Spanish region, now it’s a ‘renewables powerhouse’. Phasing out coal means lower emissions, cheaper energy, and green jobs. energy.ec.europa.eu/document/downl…

🎉South Africa to supercharge renewables deployment "You are going to see an exponential share of renewables in the energy mix. And we need to signal to the market our intention to go that route" Setting clear plans is essential for a swift transition. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

NEW | EU wind and solar overtake fossil power in the first half of 2024 🇪🇺⚡ 🌪️ and ☀️generated 30% of EU electricity, compared to 27% fossil generation. ember-climate.org/insights/resea…

🚨Renewables to eclipse coal by 2025! The International Energy Agency is predicting that, for the first time, renewables will generate more electricity for the world than coal by next year. Solar and wind alone are meeting 2/3’s of world’s new electricity demand. iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/234d0d2…

🚨Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU for the first time. They now generate 30% of the EU’s electricity compared to 27% fossil fuels. In the first half of 2024, coal use dropped by 24%. 💪 Read more from Ember here: ember-climate.org/insights/resea…

🇬🇷 Greece accelerates its coal phase out date to 2026 🎉 Coal power plants in Greece are just too expensive to maintain. Solar is €40- €45 per MWh Wind is €55 - €65 per MWh Coal is €120 per MWh! balkangreenenergynews.com/ppc-proposes-p…

When it comes to transitioning away from coal, Latin America has a wealth of experience to share. Watch these speakers at our #SolutionsDialogue in Chile to learn how to: 🔒Ensure energy security ⏩Retire Coal Early ⚖️Plan a Just Transition poweringpastcoal.org/solutionsdialo…

On August 29th, government ministers and world leading experts are gathering in Santiago, Chile. They’ll be addressing the successes and challenges of coal phase-out in Latin America. See the agenda and livestream here: poweringpastcoal.org/solutions-dial…

▶️Watch live today: The #SolutionsDialogue in Santiago, Chile starts at 2pm (9:00 am CST). Watch government and business leaders talk all things coal phase-out: youtube.com/watch?v=nIjnvu…

“Eliminating emissions is a first line objective, but this needs to be done jointly with communities. What comes after must be better.” Chilean Minister of Energy Diego Pardow at the Solutions Dialogue in Santiago today. Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=nIjnvu…

“What we need is government leadership that is robust, clear regulations that provide certainty, and transparent, open processes to engage stakeholders.” Jorge Gutierrez-Garcia of The Carbon Trust at our #SolutionsDialogue today. Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=nIjnvu…

At COP29, Chile will present a draft of its National Socio-Ecological Just Transition Strategy which will 🔒Protect Human Rights ⚖️ Maximise the opportunities of transition At COP30, Chile will launch the update of its NDC 🎉 Minister Maisa says at our Dialogue today:

🔹 La ministra Maisa se unió a #SolutionsDialogues de Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). ⚡️ Junto a Ministerio de Energía UK in Chile 🇬🇧🇨🇱 Canadá en Chile, realizaron una sesión para impulsar y financiar una transición socioecológica justa. 🤝🏽 (1/2) 👇🏽