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How to quit coal, UK style
Happy Tuesday, dear reader.
Some good news to kick things off:
Across the 38 OECD countries, coal-fired power generation has more than halved since 2007, according to Ember.
China's forest coverage rate has risen to 24%, from 8.6% in 1949, officials say.
Colombia is putting forward a $40 billion investment plan aimed at replacing fossil-fuel export revenues that are expected to decline after the country ended new oil and gas exploration two years ago, Bloomberg says.
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The UK — the birthplace of coal-fired power generation — has quit the dirtiest fossil fuel for good after switching off the Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant for the last time yesterday.
In this feature, we highlight the key policies that enabled the rapid coal phase-out, and look at the government’s plans to eliminate carbon emissions from the power system by 2030.
- Read the full story here.
Dutch telecommunications company KPN and Rome-based Telecom Italia have slashed their electricity consumption and shown others what’s possible, according to an analysis by financial services group ING.
- Read the full story here.
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At least 30 cities around the world are currently working to create “clean air zones,” according to a tally by C40, a global network of mayors focused on climate action.
- Read the full story here.
A study by the University of the Free State has found that certain types of mushrooms are particularly adept at cleaning up polluted rivers and other bodies of water.
- Read the full story here.
In a first for South Africa, state-owned power utility Eskom is incorporating recycled coal ash into a road it’s building at the Kusile Power Station in the Mpumalanga province, saying this will help it use less cement.
- Read the full article here.
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