Powering Past Coal Alliance

Powering Past Coal Alliance
Formation16 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-16)[1]
TypeInternational environmental organization
Region served
Worldwide
Websitepoweringpastcoal.org
Belchatow Power Station in Poland, Europe's most polluting power plant, which is scheduled to close in 2036

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]

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  2. ^ 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. Bibcode:2020ERSS...5901304B. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2019.101304.
  3. ^ Shrestha, Priyanka (15 July 2019). "National Grid ESO joins Powering Past Coal Alliance". Energy Live News. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ^ Rabson, Mia (17 November 2017). "Canada and U.K. form alliance to phase out coal to combat climate change". CBC. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Our mission | Powering Past Coal Alliance". Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Retrieved 2020-01-21.