Ending coal power is an economic and environmental emergency
Wednesday 27 October 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.43.3
Commentary: The post-coal economic opportunity
By Danae Kyriakopoulou in London
As we approach COP26, the race is on to ‘consign coal power to history’. The end of coal power generation is a climate – and economic – imperative. At times it is misinterpreted as being at odds with the objectives of economic development and poverty reduction in emerging economies. But the opportunities for returns...