The biggest coal news of the summit so far is the announcement by that will respond to call to end construction of new coal plants by 2020.
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"Bloomberg Philanthropies will work closely with developing countries, particularly those who are considering construction of coal-fired power plants, to leapfrog into economic development fueled by clean energy sources."
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President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa confirms that Portugal will cease the use of coal power generation as it delivers its carbon neutrality commitment.
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Wow!
Big news on coal from Greece. Closing all (lignite) brown coal power plants by 2028 is a huge advance.
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THIS IS BIG: 
Greece announced goal to close all #coal power plants by 2028 at the latest at the UN SG #ClimateAction Summit. Greece only has lignite power plants and mines. We just moved one big step closer to #beyondcoal by 2030 or earlier in Europe. 
Greece announced goal to close all #coal power plants by 2028 at the latest at the UN SG #ClimateAction Summit. Greece only has lignite power plants and mines. We just moved one big step closer to #beyondcoal by 2030 or earlier in Europe. Show this thread
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Here just the part of his speech where he announces the goal to close all lignite plant by 2028 at the latest.
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Hungary too confirms that it will end coal use...
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Hungary also stating that it will "end using coal as an energy source" but didnt state a date. @UNClimateSummit
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Earlier, African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina said that coal is the past, renewable energy is the future. At the AfD we are getting out of coal.
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The African Development Bank (@AfDB_Group) says clearly that coal is in the past at the UN Climate Action summit. It won't finance any coal. #ClimateActionSummit webtv.un.org/live/
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Look how things can change, quickly:
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And to think just two years ago Japan's @AbeShinzo @METI_JPN @jica_direct_en was trying to convince AfDB that Africa needs "clean" coal! Wrong.
AfDB rep Adesina in this photo w/ Japan is same one that just gave speech at UN too. Wow
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So it looks like Hungary may also have confirmed coal free by 2030...
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Hungary will by 2030 phase out coal and increase solar capacity 10X from current levels: President János Áder #ClimateActionSummit
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Colleagues back in Europe just updated this map to include Greece's commitment to phase out coal use by 2028.
They now need to refresh it again to include Hungary in the 2030 club. Anyone else?
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Great news from the #UNSG, Greece commits to phasing out all of its #coal lignite plants by 2028! This is yet another country going #BeyondCoal. All EU needs to #EndCoal & increase its 2030 GHG reduction target to 65% now! #CleanEnergyEU #ClimateAction
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The last leader to speak was UK’s Boris Johnson, who highlighted how the electricity grid is now frequently running without coal for weeks at a time.
The UK was 40% coal in 2012, down to under 5% last year.
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Rounding up some other coal mentions:
- Ireland's PM Varadkar confirms coal off the grid by 2025
- South Korea's President Moon says that 4 coal plants will close with another 6 to follow, but is silent on new coal and financing of coal plants overseas
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South Korea missed an opportunity to emerge from a cloud of air pollution and coal promotion into a leadership position on clean energy.
But President Moon wants blue skies - will he back the upcoming recommendations on coal from the national council on climate and air quality?
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Positive reactions from European campaigners to the news that Greece and Hungary will phase out coal.
These announcements would not have happened without request for action on coal. 👏🏼
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