Mellem 2015 og 2021 faldt opførelsen af kulkraftværker globalt med 76% – og mange nationer forpligtede sig til at udfase kul i overensstemmelse med klimamålene i Paris-aftalen.
På trods af disse umiddelbare fremskridt satte 2023 nye rekorder for kulkapacitet, skriver Lidy Nacpil, koordinator for the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development, i Climate Home News.
“The failure of governments to rapidly shift to renewable energy is key to coal’s staying power. The energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine triggered a buying frenzy for coal and gas, driving prices to record levels. Asian countries increased coal production to secure energy supply. Some European countries brought mothballed coal-burning power plants back online or removed caps on production at coal-fired plants.”
“The world’s top commercial banks are mainly responsible for the global flow of funds for new coal in Asia. These banks are headquartered in rich countries like the US, Canada and the UK that have not built a new coal plant within their countries for years. At the same time, major Asian banks are now playing a growing role in coal expansion in the region. Having weak or non-existent exclusions on coal, these banks are creating new coal financing “havens” in the region.”
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