Organization:Powering Past Coal Alliance

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Powering Past Coal Alliance
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Map of members
Formation16 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-16)[1]
TypeInternational environmental organization
Region served
Worldwide
Websitepoweringpastcoal.org
Coal power station

The Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) is a group of 104 countries, cities, regions and organisations aiming to accelerate the fossil-fuel 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 Alliance was launched by Canada and the United Kingdom 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][7]

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][14]

Aims

Alliance members agree that:[9]

  • 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."[15]

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.[16]

Members

Members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance as of June 2020 were:[17][8][18][19]

Nations

  1. Angola
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Canada
  5. Costa Rica
  6. Denmark
  7. El Salvador
  8. Ethiopia
  9. Fiji[20]
  10. Finland
  11. France
  12. Germany[21]
  13. Greece
  14. Ireland
  15. Israel
  16. Italy
  17. Latvia
  18. Liechtenstein
  19. Lithuania
  20. Luxembourg
  21. Marshall Islands
  22. Mexico
  23. Netherlands
  24. New Zealand
  25. Niue
  26. Portugal
  27. Senegal
  28. Slovakia
  29. Sweden
  30. Switzerland
  31. Tuvalu
  32. United Kingdom
  33. Vanuatu


Sub-national entities

  1. Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  2. City of Melbourne, Australia
  3. City of Sydney, Australia
  4. City of Vancouver, Canada
  5. Province of Alberta, Canada
  6. Province of Ontario, Canada
  7. Province of British Columbia, Canada
  8. Province of Quebec, Canada
  9. City of Rotterdam, Netherlands
  10. Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines
  11. Province of Negros Oriental, Philippines
  12. Government of the Balearic Islands, Spain
  13. South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
  14. New Taipei City, Taiwan
  15. Scotland, UK
  16. Wales, UK
  17. City and County of Honolulu, U.S.
  18. City of Los Angeles, U.S.
  19. City of Philadelphia, U.S.
  20. State of California, U.S.
  21. State of Connecticut, U.S.
  22. State of Hawaii, U.S.
  23. State of Minnesota, U.S.
  24. State of New Jersey, U.S.
  25. State of New York, U.S.
  26. State of Oregon, U.S.
  27. State of Washington, U.S.
  28. Territory of Puerto Rico, U.S.


Businesses and other organisations

  1. Aberdeen Standard Investments
  2. Alterra Power
  3. ArcTern Ventures
  4. Autodesk
  5. Avant Garde Innovations
  6. Aviva[22]
  7. Axa Investment Managers
  8. BT
  9. Caisse des dépôts et consignations
  10. CCLA Investment Management Limited
  11. Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church and Epworth IM
  12. Church of England Pensions Board
  13. Desjardins Group
  14. Diageo
  15. Drax
  16. DSM
  17. Econet Group
  18. EcoSmart
  19. Electricité de France (EDF)
  20. Engie
  21. GeoExchange Coalition
  22. GreenScience
  23. Hermes Investment Management[22]
  24. Iberdrola
  25. Kering
  26. Legal & General
  27. Marks and Spencer
  28. National Grid (ESO)[23][24]
  29. Natura Cosmetics
  30. Ørsted
  31. Pacific Islands Development Forum
  32. Robeco
  33. Salesforce
  34. Schroders
  35. Scottish Power
  36. SSE
  37. Storebrand
  38. Swiss Re
  39. The Church Commissioners for England[22]
  40. Unilever
  41. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
  42. Virgin Group
  43. XPND Capital


See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beer, Mitchell (26 November 2017). "BREAKING: 25 JURISDICTIONS JOIN CANADA, UK IN COAL PHASEOUT ALLIANCE". The Energy Mix. https://theenergymix.com/2017/11/16/breaking-25-jurisdictions-join-canada-uk-in-coal-phaseout-alliance/. Retrieved 21 January 2020. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blondeel, Mathieu; Van de Graaf, Thijs; Haesebrouck, Tim (January 2020). "Moving beyond coal: Exploring and explaining the Powering Past Coal Alliance". Energy Research & Social Sciences 59: 101304. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2019.101304. 
  3. ↑ Shrestha, Priyanka (15 July 2019). "National Grid ESO joins Powering Past Coal Alliance". Energy Live News. https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/07/15/national-grid-eso-joins-powering-past-coal-alliance/. 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. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-britain-coal-phase-out-1.4406410. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Blondeel, Thijs; Van de Graaf, Mathieu (10 February 2019). "Growing anti-coal alliance could become non-proliferation treaty for fossil fuel". Climate Home News. https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/10/02/growing-anti-coal-alliance-become-non-proliferation-treaty-fossil-fuel/. Retrieved 21 January 2020. 
  6. ↑ "Our mission | Powering Past Coal Alliance" (in en). https://poweringpastcoal.org/about. 
  7. ↑ "Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan". http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/environmental-studies/canada-uk-launch-coal-phaseout-plan. Retrieved 29 September 2018. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Powering Past Coal Alliance: 20 countries sign up to phase out coal power by 2030". 2017-11-17. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-17/20-countries-have-signed-up-to-phase-out-coal-power-by-2030/9161056. Retrieved 29 September 2018. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hill, Joshua (17 December 2017). "Powering Past Coal Alliance Membership Blows Out Past 50". CleanTechnica. https://cleantechnica.com/2017/12/13/powering-past-coal-alliance-membership-blows-past-50/. Retrieved 29 September 2018. 
  10. ↑ Cochran, Lee. "Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Partnership with Powering Past Coal Alliance to Strengthen Global Efforts to Phase Out Coal". https://www.bloomberg.org/press/releases/bloomberg-philanthropies-announces-partnership-powering-past-coal-alliance-strengthen-global-efforts-phase-coal/. Retrieved 12 January 2020. 
  11. ↑ Sauer, Natalie (10 March 2018). "South Korean province joins international coal phase-out club". Climate Home News. https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/10/03/south-korean-province-joins-international-coal-phaseout-club/. Retrieved 21 January 2020. 
  12. ↑ Chen, Han (2 October 2018). "Korean Province to Phase Out Coal: Implications for Asia". Natural Resources Defense Council. https://www.nrdc.org/experts/han-chen/korean-province-phase-out-coal-implications-asia. Retrieved 4 October 2018. 
  13. ↑ Sauer, Natalie (13 December 2018). "Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power". Climate Home News. http://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/12/13/sydney-melbourne-vow-ditch-coal-power/. Retrieved 15 December 2018. 
  14. ↑ "Germany and Slovakia head list of new Alliance members at UN Climate Action Summit". https://poweringpastcoal.org/news/PPCA-news/new-alliance-members-un-climate-action-summit. Retrieved 6 October 2019. 
  15. ↑ Hernandez-Arthur, Simon. "Reaction to launch of 'Powering Past Coal' Alliance". https://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/reactions/reaction-launch-powering-past-coal-alliance. Retrieved 15 December 2018. 
  16. ↑ Burrow, Sharan; Robinson, Mary (2020). "Powering past coal is right move, but we can't do it without a just transition". https://bteam.org/our-thinking/thought-leadership/powering-past-coal-is-right-move-but-we-cant-do-it-without-a-just-transition. Retrieved December 15, 2019. 
  17. ↑ "Powering Past Coal Alliance: Partners". https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/powering-past-coal-alliance-declaration/powering-past-coal-alliance-partners. Retrieved 29 September 2018. 
  18. ↑ "Members". https://poweringpastcoal.org/about/Powering_Past_Coal_Alliance_Members. Retrieved 15 December 2018. 
  19. ↑ "News | Powering Past Coal Alliance" (in en). https://poweringpastcoal.org/news. 
  20. ↑ "Fiji Joins "Powering Past Coal Alliance" to Accelerate Clean Growth". https://cop23.com.fj/fiji-joins-global-partnership-accelerate-clean-growth-powering-past-coal-alliance/. Retrieved 12 January 2020. 
  21. ↑ "eutschland tritt Allianz der Kohleausstiegsländer bei". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 22 September 2019. https://www.nzz.ch/international/deutschland-tritt-allianz-der-kohleausstiegslaender-bei-ld.1510461. Retrieved January 20, 2020. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "PPCA Finance Principles launched at Green Finance Summit 2019" (in en). https://poweringpastcoal.org/news/PPCA-news/finance_principles_launched_Green_Finance_Summit_2019. 
  23. ↑ "National Grid Electricity System Operator joins Powering Past Coal Alliance | Powering Past Coal Alliance" (in en). https://poweringpastcoal.org/news/PPCA-news/national-grid-electricity-system-operator-joins-powering-past-coal-alliance. 
  24. ↑ "National Grid ESO joins Powering Past Coal Alliance" (in en). 2019-07-15. https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3078922/national-grid-joins-powering-past-coal-alliance. 




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