How England Abandoned Coal Power

According to the IEA (International Energy Agency), There are still 9,000 coal plants in the world, which emit about a third of all greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere each year.. At this year’s G7 summit, seven of the world’s most developed economies committed to phase out these plants by 2035.

Italy promises to meet the target next year, France by 2027, and Canada by 2030. However, for Germany, the target defined by the country’s finance minister still seems “unrealistic”. Berlin, which hates nuclear power, aims to phase out coal by 2038.

“The use of coal is problematic in most countries of the world, especially in the G20 countries. India and China still rely heavily on it. The US replaced it with natural gas, but they had a 40% coal matrix. , which is the world average,” said IMA (Energy and Environment Institute) in Sao Paulo. ) observes project manager Ricardo Baidello.

“Coal is still there, it’s a cheap energy source, and it will be very difficult to continue to get it from many of these countries,” expects the doctor and researcher of energy planning at USP (University of Sao Paulo).

And in Brazil?

The challenge is smaller in Brazil, whose energy matrix is ​​largely renewable, thanks to the hydroelectric network. But depending on demand and weather conditions, the country is seeking more coal and, along with Argentina, is the only plant in Latin America that still has plans to build new plants. The plan to regulate offshore wind also includes subsidies for coal plants until 2050.