Powering Past Coal Alliance
Formation16 November 2017 (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 170 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 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][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]

In June 2020 6 global finance organisations joined including Desjardins Group, the first major North American financial institution to join.[15]

During 2021 at least 38 new members joined including Hungary, Uruguay,[16] Chile, Estonia, Singapore, Slovenia and Ukraine.[17]

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."[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.[19]

Members

Members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance as of December 2023 were:[20]

Nations

  1. Albania
  2. Angola
  3. Austria
  4. Azerbaijan
  5. Belgium
  6. Canada
  7. Chile
  8. Colombia
  9. Costa Rica
  10. Croatia
  11. Denmark
  12. El Salvador
  13. Estonia
  14. Ethiopia
  15. Fiji[21]
  16. Finland
  17. France
  18. Germany[22]
  19. Greece
  20. Hungary
  21. Ireland
  22. Israel
  23. Italy
  24. Latvia
  25. Liechtenstein
  26. Lithuania
  27. Luxembourg
  28. Kosovo
  29. Marshall Islands
  30. Mauritius
  31. Mexico
  32. Montenegro
  33. Netherlands
  34. New Zealand
  35. Niue
  36. North Macedonia
  37. Panama
  38. Peru
  39. Portugal
  40. Senegal
  41. Singapore[23]
  42. Slovakia
  43. Slovenia
  44. Spain
  45. Sweden
  46. Switzerland
  47. Tuvalu
  48. Ukraine
  49. United Kingdom
  50. Uruguay
  51. Vanuatu

Sub-national entities

  1. Alberta, Canada
  2. Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  3. Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  4. Balearic Islands, Spain
  5. British Columbia, Canada
  6. California, USA
  7. Colorado, USA
  8. Connecticut, USA
  9. Daegu, South Korea
  10. Durban, South Africa
  11. Eastern Wielkopolska, Poland
  12. Gangwon, South Korea
  13. Guimaras, Philippines
  14. Gyeonggi, South Korea
  15. Hawaii, USA
  16. Honolulu, USA
  17. Ilocos Norte, Philippines
  18. Incheon, South Korea
  19. Jeju, South Korea
  20. Jeollanam, South Korea
  21. Kaohsiung City
  22. Koszalin, Poland
  23. Kyoto City
  24. Los Angeles, USA
  25. Masbate, Philippines
  26. Melbourne, Australia
  27. Minnesota, USA
  28. Negros Occidental, Philippines
  29. Negros Oriental, Philippines
  30. New Jersey, USA
  31. New Mexico, USA
  32. New Taipei City
  33. New York, USA
  34. Ontario, Canada
  35. Oregon, USA
  36. Ormoc, Philippines
  37. Philadelphia, USA
  38. Puerto Rico
  39. Quebec, Canada
  40. Rotterdam, Netherlands
  41. Scotland, UK
  42. Seoul, South Korea
  43. South Chungcheong, South Korea
  44. Sydney, Australia
  45. Taichung City, Taiwan
  46. Vancouver, Canada
  47. Wales, UK
  48. Wałbrzych, Poland
  49. Washington, USA

Businesses and other organisations

  1. Aberdeen Standard Investments
  2. Alterra Power
  3. Amundi
  4. ArcTern Ventures
  5. Autodesk
  6. Avant Garde Innovations
  7. Aviva[24]
  8. Axa Investment Managers
  9. BT
  10. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  11. Caisse des dépôts et consignations
  12. CalPERS
  13. Capital Power
  14. CCLA Investment Management Limited
  15. Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church and Epworth IM
  16. Church Commissioners for England
  17. Church of England Pensions Board
  18. Desjardins Group
  19. Diageo
  20. Drax
  21. DSM
  22. DTEK
  23. Econet Group
  24. EcoSmart
  25. EDP[25]
  26. Electricité de France (EDF)
  27. Eneva
  28. Engie
  29. Ethos Foundation
  30. Export Development Canada
  31. Fidelity International
  32. GAM
  33. Generation Investment Management
  34. GeoExchange Coalition
  35. GreenScience
  36. Hermes Investment Management[24]
  37. HSBC
  38. Iberdrola
  39. Impax Asset Management
  40. Indika Energy
  41. Kering
  42. Legal & General
  43. Lloyds Bank
  44. M&G Plc
  45. Marks and Spencer
  46. Mott MacDonald
  47. National Grid
  48. National Grid (ESO)[26][27]
  49. Natura Cosmetics
  50. NatWest
  51. Ontario Power Generation
  52. Ørsted
  53. Pacific Islands Development Forum
  54. PensionDanmark
  55. Robeco
  56. Salesforce
  57. Schroders
  58. SCOR Global Investments
  59. Scottish Power
  60. SSE
  61. Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP
  62. Storebrand
  63. Swiss Re
  64. TransAlta
  65. Unilever
  66. United Church of Canada
  67. Vancity
  68. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
  69. Virgin Group
  70. XPND Capital
  71. ZE PAK

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Beer, Mitchell (26 November 2017). "BREAKING: 25 JURISDICTIONS JOIN CANADA, UK IN COAL PHASEOUT ALLIANCE". The Energy Mix. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. 1 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. 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. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ "Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan". Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Powering Past Coal Alliance: 20 countries sign up to phase out coal power by 2030". ABC News. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 Hill, Joshua (17 December 2017). "Powering Past Coal Alliance Membership Blows Out Past 50". CleanTechnica. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Sauer, Natalie (10 March 2018). "South Korean province joins international coal phase-out club". Climate Home News. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Chen, Han (2 October 2018). "Korean Province to Phase Out Coal: Implications for Asia". Natural Resources Defense Council. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  13. ↑ Sauer, Natalie (13 December 2018). "Sydney and Melbourne vow to ditch coal power". Climate Home News. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "Germany and Slovakia head list of new Alliance members at UN Climate Action Summit". poweringpastcoal.org. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "Hungary becomes member of Powering Past Coal Alliance". bbj.hu. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "Powering Past Coal Alliance Expands at COP26, Adds New Mexico". newsdata.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  18. ↑ Hernandez-Arthur, Simon (8 December 2017). "Reaction to launch of 'Powering Past Coal' Alliance". Oxfam International. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ "Members". Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Fiji Joins "Powering Past Coal Alliance" to Accelerate Clean Growth". 16 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  22. ↑ "Deutschland tritt Allianz der Kohleausstiegsländer bei". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 22 September 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  23. ↑ Leo, Lakeisha. "COP26: Singapore commits to phasing out unabated coal power by 2050". CNA. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  24. 1 2 "PPCA Finance Principles launched at Green Finance Summit 2019". Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ "National Grid Electricity System Operator joins Powering Past Coal Alliance | Powering Past Coal Alliance". Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  27. ↑ "National Grid ESO joins Powering Past Coal Alliance". BusinessGreen. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
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