Climate change organization
Powering Past Coal Alliance
Map of members
Formation 16 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-16 )
[1] Type International environmental organization Region served
Worldwide Website
poweringpastcoal .org
The Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) is a group of 182 countries, cities, regions and organisations aiming to accelerate the
coal phase-out of
coal-fired power stations , except the very few which have
carbon capture and storage .
[2]
[3]
[4] It has been described as a "non-proliferation treaty" for fossil fuels.
[5] The project was undertaken with financial support from the
Government of Canada , through their environmental department known as
Environment and Climate Change Canada .
[6]
History
The Nanticoke Generating Station in Ontario, one of the largest power plants to be shut as part of Ontario's coal phaseout
The Alliance was launched by
Canada and the
UK at the
COP23 climate summit in November 2017. Announcing the launch,
Climate Action Network -Canada Executive Director Catherine Abreu said: "Canada and the UK are right to kick-start the Alliance, as science tells us that
OECD countries need to phase out coal by 2030 at the latest”.
[1]
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By the end of the summit, membership had grown to include over 20 countries, regions and organizations.
[8] Within a month membership had grown to over 50.
[9] Its purpose is to establish a new international norm, or “standard of appropriate behaviour”, that coal should not be burned for power.
[2]
In April 2018 a research partnership was announced with
Bloomberg Philanthropies .
[10]
In October 2018 the South Korean province of
South Chungcheong became the first jurisdiction in Asia and the largest user of coal power to join the Alliance.
[11]
[12] In December 2018
Sydney ,
Melbourne ,
Scotland ,
Scottish Power ,
Senegal and
Israel also joined
[13] and in September 2019 seven new members joined including
Germany and
Slovakia .
[5]
In June 2020 6 global finance organisations joined including
Desjardins Group , the first major North American financial institution to join.
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During 2021 at least 38 new members joined including
Hungary ,
Uruguay ,
[16]
Chile ,
Estonia ,
Singapore ,
Slovenia and
Ukraine .
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Aims
Alliance members agree that:
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Governments/states will phase out existing traditional coal power.
Governments/states will create a moratorium on any new traditional coal power stations without operational carbon capture and storage.
Businesses/organisations will power operations without coal.
Members will ensure policies and investments support clean power.
Members will restrict financing for traditional coal power without carbon capture and storage.
Reaction
Reacting to the launch, Tracy Carty of
Oxfam said the Alliance "represents real and tangible progress in the fight against climate change."
[18]
Business change organisation
The B Team welcomed the Alliance, and argued that exiting coal must happen as a
just transition that protects vulnerable workers and communities such as
coal mining communities .
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Members
Members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance as of December 2023 were:
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Nations
Albania
Angola
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
[21]
Finland
France
Germany
[22]
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Kosovo
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Niue
North Macedonia
Norway
Panama
Peru
Portugal
Senegal
Singapore
[23]
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Sub-national entities
Alberta, Canada
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Balearic Islands, Spain
British Columbia, Canada
California, US
Colorado, US
Connecticut, US
Daegu, South Korea
Durban, South Africa
Eastern Wielkopolska, Poland
Gangwon, South Korea
Guimaras, Philippines
Gyeonggi, South Korea
Hawaii, US
Honolulu, US
Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Incheon, South Korea
Jeju, South Korea
Jeollanam, South Korea
Kaohsiung City
Koszalin, Poland
Kyoto City
Los Angeles, US
Masbate, Philippines
Melbourne, Australia
Minnesota, US
Negros Occidental, Philippines
Negros Oriental, Philippines
New Jersey, US
New Mexico, US
New Taipei City
New York, US
Ontario, Canada
Oregon, US
Ormoc, Philippines
Philadelphia, US
Puerto Rico
Quebec, Canada
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Scotland, UK
Seoul, South Korea
South Chungcheong, South Korea
Sydney, Australia
Taichung City, Taiwan
Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Vancouver, Canada
Wales, UK
Wałbrzych, Poland
Washington, US
Wielkopolska, Poland
Businesses and other organisations
See also
References
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a
b Beer, Mitchell (26 November 2017).
"BREAKING: 25 JURISDICTIONS JOIN CANADA, UK IN COAL PHASEOUT ALLIANCE" . The Energy Mix . Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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b Blondeel, Mathieu; Van de Graaf, Thijs; Haesebrouck, Tim (January 2020). "Moving beyond coal: Exploring and explaining the Powering Past Coal Alliance". Energy Research & Social Science . 59 : 101304.
doi :
10.1016/j.erss.2019.101304 .
^ Shrestha, Priyanka (15 July 2019).
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^ Rabson, Mia (17 November 2017).
"Canada and U.K. form alliance to phase out coal to combat climate change" .
CBC . Retrieved 20 January 2020 .
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b Blondeel, Thijs; Van de Graaf, Mathieu (10 February 2019).
"Growing anti-coal alliance could become non-proliferation treaty for fossil fuel" . Climate Home News . Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
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"Our mission | Powering Past Coal Alliance" . Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) . Retrieved 2020-01-21 .
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"Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan" . Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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"Powering Past Coal Alliance: 20 countries sign up to phase out coal power by 2030" . ABC News . 2017-11-17. Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
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b Hill, Joshua (17 December 2017).
"Powering Past Coal Alliance Membership Blows Out Past 50" .
CleanTechnica . Retrieved 29 September 2018 .
^ Cochran, Lee.
"Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Partnership with Powering Past Coal Alliance to Strengthen Global Efforts to Phase Out Coal" . Bloomberg Philanthropies . Retrieved 12 January 2020 .
^ Sauer, Natalie (10 March 2018).
"South Korean province joins international coal phase-out club" . Climate Home News . Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^ Chen, Han (2 October 2018).
"Korean Province to Phase Out Coal: Implications for Asia" .
Natural Resources Defense Council . Retrieved 4 October 2018 .
^ Sauer, Natalie (13 December 2018).
"Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power" . Climate Home News . Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
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"Canada to celebrate Clean Air Day with new members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, including Quebec-based Desjardins Group" . bloomberg.com . 2 June 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022 .
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"Hungary becomes member of Powering Past Coal Alliance" . bbj.hu . Retrieved 7 March 2022 .
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"Powering Past Coal Alliance Expands at COP26, Adds New Mexico" . newsdata.com . Retrieved 7 March 2022 .
^ Hernandez-Arthur, Simon (8 December 2017).
"Reaction to launch of 'Powering Past Coal' Alliance" . Oxfam International . Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
^ Burrow, Sharan; Robinson, Mary (2020).
"Powering past coal is right move, but we can't do it without a just transition" . The B Team . Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
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"Members" . Retrieved 22 February 2024 .
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"Fiji Joins "Powering Past Coal Alliance" to Accelerate Clean Growth" . 16 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020 .
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"Deutschland tritt Allianz der Kohleausstiegsländer bei" . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . 22 September 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
^ Leo, Lakeisha.
"COP26: Singapore commits to phasing out unabated coal power by 2050" . CNA . Retrieved 4 November 2021 .
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"PPCA Finance Principles launched at Green Finance Summit 2019" . Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) . Retrieved 2019-07-27 .
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https://steelguru.com/coal/edp-joins-powering-past-coal-alliance-to-end-coal-power-generation/563368#:~:text=Coal%20News%20%2D%20Published%20on%20Mon%2C%2021%20Sep%202020&text=EDP%20is%20one%20of%20the,from%20unabated%20coal%20power%20generation . [
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"National Grid Electricity System Operator joins Powering Past Coal Alliance | Powering Past Coal Alliance" . Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) . Retrieved 2019-07-15 .
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"National Grid ESO joins Powering Past Coal Alliance" . BusinessGreen . 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-15 .
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