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ESG Insider: UK shutters only remaining coal power plant in net-zero push

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发布日期: 2024年10月2日

The only remaining coal-fired power plant in the UK closed on Sept. 30, making the UK the first G7 country to eliminate coal generation and the fifth European country to do so.

German power producer Uniper SE said it is planning on converting the now closed 2-GW Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power plant to a low-carbon hydrogen production plant. The closure is a milestone for the UK’s decarbonization ambitions. The country aims to achieve a net-zero emissions power system by 2030, which would require doubling its onshore wind, nearly tripling its solar power and nearly quadrupling its offshore wind generation, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.

In this week's newsletter, we feature a new research report from S&P Global Sustainable1 and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund that quantifies the financial benefit of climate adaptation for real estate assets. This week we also explore the decarbonization challenges the shipping industry faces. We look at the potential implications for US states' clean energy policies in the upcoming November elections. And we explore how Thailand's new biofuels mandate could help facilitate a transition to sustainable aviation fuels.

This week, the ESG Insider podcast features episodes recorded at Climate Week NYC, including in-person interviews with the CEOs of Climate Group, CDP, the Science-Based Targets initiative and more.

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