Chris Littlecott
@chrislittlecott.bsky.social
Director, Global Electricity Initiative, Climate Imperative.
Accelerating the global transition from coal to clean power generation.
Pompey, Milton Keynes, Mexico, Lake District, Brubeck/Desmond, Bowie, Bike trips.
Accelerating the global transition from coal to clean power generation.
Pompey, Milton Keynes, Mexico, Lake District, Brubeck/Desmond, Bowie, Bike trips.
Amazing #sunset #skyscape over #miltonkeynes.
A golden hour ending to a holiday Monday of grey drizzle.
A golden hour ending to a holiday Monday of grey drizzle.
April 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Amazing #sunset #skyscape over #miltonkeynes.
A golden hour ending to a holiday Monday of grey drizzle.
A golden hour ending to a holiday Monday of grey drizzle.
One bright point of #Pompey postponement has been finding more fellow fans on BlueSky.
Here’s the marvellous moment under the Fratton lights that took us back to the Championship:
Here’s the marvellous moment under the Fratton lights that took us back to the Championship:
November 27, 2024 at 9:18 PM
One bright point of #Pompey postponement has been finding more fellow fans on BlueSky.
Here’s the marvellous moment under the Fratton lights that took us back to the Championship:
Here’s the marvellous moment under the Fratton lights that took us back to the Championship:
November 22, 2024 at 8:53 AM
In announcing this major shift in government policy, Secretary of State Ed Miliband said “The era of new unabated coal has come to an end”.
Why ‘unabated’? Because the government was requiring abatement technologies to be used, similarly to pollution regulations.
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Why ‘unabated’? Because the government was requiring abatement technologies to be used, similarly to pollution regulations.
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November 22, 2024 at 9:09 AM
In announcing this major shift in government policy, Secretary of State Ed Miliband said “The era of new unabated coal has come to an end”.
Why ‘unabated’? Because the government was requiring abatement technologies to be used, similarly to pollution regulations.
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Why ‘unabated’? Because the government was requiring abatement technologies to be used, similarly to pollution regulations.
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As ‘unabated’ is in the spotlight at COP28, a little bit of history:
In April 2009, the UK gov announced that it would not allow multiple new coal power plants to be built.
This followed an extensive NGO campaign + advice from the new Committee on Climate Change.
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In April 2009, the UK gov announced that it would not allow multiple new coal power plants to be built.
This followed an extensive NGO campaign + advice from the new Committee on Climate Change.
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November 22, 2024 at 8:53 AM
As ‘unabated’ is in the spotlight at COP28, a little bit of history:
In April 2009, the UK gov announced that it would not allow multiple new coal power plants to be built.
This followed an extensive NGO campaign + advice from the new Committee on Climate Change.
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In April 2009, the UK gov announced that it would not allow multiple new coal power plants to be built.
This followed an extensive NGO campaign + advice from the new Committee on Climate Change.
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The announcement that the USA has today joined Powering @PastCoal Alliance is an historical moment, made possible by concerted campaign efforts over 2 decades.
A short thread:
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A short thread:
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December 2, 2023 at 8:43 PM
The announcement that the USA has today joined Powering @PastCoal Alliance is an historical moment, made possible by concerted campaign efforts over 2 decades.
A short thread:
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A short thread:
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Blue, blue, electric blue
June 7, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Blue, blue, electric blue
5 other countries are home to 20% of proposed coal projects: 🇮🇳 🇹🇷🇧🇩🇻🇳🇲🇳. Mongolia is a new entrant: it saw an increase of 1.55GW of capacity this past year, overtaking 🇮🇩Indonesia which cut its remaining pipeline by half.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:41 AM
5 other countries are home to 20% of proposed coal projects: 🇮🇳 🇹🇷🇧🇩🇻🇳🇲🇳. Mongolia is a new entrant: it saw an increase of 1.55GW of capacity this past year, overtaking 🇮🇩Indonesia which cut its remaining pipeline by half.
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All of this is occurring in the context of the pipeline of new projects having collapsed by 76% since 2015. The Paris Agreement triggered the beginning of the end for coal: new power plants just don't make sense.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:22 AM
All of this is occurring in the context of the pipeline of new projects having collapsed by 76% since 2015. The Paris Agreement triggered the beginning of the end for coal: new power plants just don't make sense.
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Ahead of COP27, 97 countries had either explicitly committed to No New Coal or had considered coal in the past decade but no longer have any active projects in their pipeline.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Ahead of COP27, 97 countries had either explicitly committed to No New Coal or had considered coal in the past decade but no longer have any active projects in their pipeline.
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*NEW*
E3G’s Coal Transition Progress Ranking of OECD & EU Countries charts the increasing momentum for the transition away from coal power generation since 2015.
https://www.e3g.org/news/tracking-oecd-and-eu-coal-transition-progress/
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E3G’s Coal Transition Progress Ranking of OECD & EU Countries charts the increasing momentum for the transition away from coal power generation since 2015.
https://www.e3g.org/news/tracking-oecd-and-eu-coal-transition-progress/
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November 22, 2024 at 9:33 AM
*NEW*
E3G’s Coal Transition Progress Ranking of OECD & EU Countries charts the increasing momentum for the transition away from coal power generation since 2015.
https://www.e3g.org/news/tracking-oecd-and-eu-coal-transition-progress/
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E3G’s Coal Transition Progress Ranking of OECD & EU Countries charts the increasing momentum for the transition away from coal power generation since 2015.
https://www.e3g.org/news/tracking-oecd-and-eu-coal-transition-progress/
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v3 of COP26 text maintains paragraph on phase out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies. ✅
Inclusion of ‘the need for support towards a Just Transition’ strengthens not weakens. ✅
“accelerating efforts towards” increases linguistic distance but doesn’t amend the destination. ✅
Inclusion of ‘the need for support towards a Just Transition’ strengthens not weakens. ✅
“accelerating efforts towards” increases linguistic distance but doesn’t amend the destination. ✅
November 22, 2024 at 10:29 AM
v3 of COP26 text maintains paragraph on phase out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies. ✅
Inclusion of ‘the need for support towards a Just Transition’ strengthens not weakens. ✅
“accelerating efforts towards” increases linguistic distance but doesn’t amend the destination. ✅
Inclusion of ‘the need for support towards a Just Transition’ strengthens not weakens. ✅
“accelerating efforts towards” increases linguistic distance but doesn’t amend the destination. ✅
Alok Sharma kicks off Energy Day with an overview of the momentum towards a coal free future. The end of coal is in sight! #coaltoclean
November 22, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Alok Sharma kicks off Energy Day with an overview of the momentum towards a coal free future. The end of coal is in sight! #coaltoclean
Overall, this statement further increases the peer pressure on Japan, which is the @G7 laggard on all matters coal.
PM @sugawitter will need to strengthen Japan's restrictions on international coal finance and plan for an end to domestic coal generation.
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PM @sugawitter will need to strengthen Japan's restrictions on international coal finance and plan for an end to domestic coal generation.
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November 22, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Overall, this statement further increases the peer pressure on Japan, which is the @G7 laggard on all matters coal.
PM @sugawitter will need to strengthen Japan's restrictions on international coal finance and plan for an end to domestic coal generation.
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PM @sugawitter will need to strengthen Japan's restrictions on international coal finance and plan for an end to domestic coal generation.
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Of course, positive framings must be accompanied by action.
The White House briefing pre-announces $2bn of financial support from G7 members to accelerate coal retirement in developing countries.
This is a big deal and a major step forward in a new space.
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The White House briefing pre-announces $2bn of financial support from G7 members to accelerate coal retirement in developing countries.
This is a big deal and a major step forward in a new space.
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November 22, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Of course, positive framings must be accompanied by action.
The White House briefing pre-announces $2bn of financial support from G7 members to accelerate coal retirement in developing countries.
This is a big deal and a major step forward in a new space.
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The White House briefing pre-announces $2bn of financial support from G7 members to accelerate coal retirement in developing countries.
This is a big deal and a major step forward in a new space.
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Let's start with the headline: the US is explicitly emphasising the transition away from unabated coal power generation.
This is positive, as the USA's influence on others increases as it acknowledges and shares its own journey away from coal.
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This is positive, as the USA's influence on others increases as it acknowledges and shares its own journey away from coal.
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November 22, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Let's start with the headline: the US is explicitly emphasising the transition away from unabated coal power generation.
This is positive, as the USA's influence on others increases as it acknowledges and shares its own journey away from coal.
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This is positive, as the USA's influence on others increases as it acknowledges and shares its own journey away from coal.
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What a week! Coal is now central to @COP26; @G7 agrees that it needs to STOP; @IEA calls for global phase out.
5 years ago I was in Tokyo, presenting on G7 coal trends.
Change happens slowly and then all at once. My thanks to all campaigners & diplomats who made it happen.
5 years ago I was in Tokyo, presenting on G7 coal trends.
Change happens slowly and then all at once. My thanks to all campaigners & diplomats who made it happen.
November 22, 2024 at 12:01 PM
What a week! Coal is now central to @COP26; @G7 agrees that it needs to STOP; @IEA calls for global phase out.
5 years ago I was in Tokyo, presenting on G7 coal trends.
Change happens slowly and then all at once. My thanks to all campaigners & diplomats who made it happen.
5 years ago I was in Tokyo, presenting on G7 coal trends.
Change happens slowly and then all at once. My thanks to all campaigners & diplomats who made it happen.
So: OECD & EU sees coal declining. The non-OECD is poised to stop expansion. Only in China is coal still on the rise, pushed by Provincial authorities.
Here are all the world's coal plants in one place. Half of them are in China, as are almost half the project pipeline.
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Here are all the world's coal plants in one place. Half of them are in China, as are almost half the project pipeline.
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November 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
So: OECD & EU sees coal declining. The non-OECD is poised to stop expansion. Only in China is coal still on the rise, pushed by Provincial authorities.
Here are all the world's coal plants in one place. Half of them are in China, as are almost half the project pipeline.
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Here are all the world's coal plants in one place. Half of them are in China, as are almost half the project pipeline.
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Encouragingly, non-OECD governments are also making commitments to 'no new coal' and / or to restrict the permitting and construction of new coal power plants, including 🇧🇩🇵🇰🇵🇭🇻🇳. This pivot from coal-to-clean can be accelerated.
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November 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Encouragingly, non-OECD governments are also making commitments to 'no new coal' and / or to restrict the permitting and construction of new coal power plants, including 🇧🇩🇵🇰🇵🇭🇻🇳. This pivot from coal-to-clean can be accelerated.
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Among OECD countries, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and Poland are pursuing new coal plants. The pipeline of new projects under development shrank elsewhere.
Mexico dropped down the progress ranking as the government promotes fossil fuels + contemplates new coal.
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Mexico dropped down the progress ranking as the government promotes fossil fuels + contemplates new coal.
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November 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Among OECD countries, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and Poland are pursuing new coal plants. The pipeline of new projects under development shrank elsewhere.
Mexico dropped down the progress ranking as the government promotes fossil fuels + contemplates new coal.
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Mexico dropped down the progress ranking as the government promotes fossil fuels + contemplates new coal.
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PM Khan had started by highlighting that Pakistan is the 5th most vulnerable country to the impacts of climate change.
He then concluded: "So I assure you that Pakistan will be doing its best to make its contribution to mitigate the effects of climate change."
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He then concluded: "So I assure you that Pakistan will be doing its best to make its contribution to mitigate the effects of climate change."
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November 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM
PM Khan had started by highlighting that Pakistan is the 5th most vulnerable country to the impacts of climate change.
He then concluded: "So I assure you that Pakistan will be doing its best to make its contribution to mitigate the effects of climate change."
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He then concluded: "So I assure you that Pakistan will be doing its best to make its contribution to mitigate the effects of climate change."
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Pakistan is currently #11 in the new coal risk list. This new commitment will mean that ~6GW of projects should not move forward into construction, thereby avoiding a doubling of coal capacity in Pakistan.
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November 22, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Pakistan is currently #11 in the new coal risk list. This new commitment will mean that ~6GW of projects should not move forward into construction, thereby avoiding a doubling of coal capacity in Pakistan.
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Shock news that pro-Brexit campaigner gets data wrong in ghost-written pro-coal comment article. Strip out coking coal and 'massive domestic demand' for industrial coal was actually 1.9mt last year, falling 10% y-o-y.
November 22, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Shock news that pro-Brexit campaigner gets data wrong in ghost-written pro-coal comment article. Strip out coking coal and 'massive domestic demand' for industrial coal was actually 1.9mt last year, falling 10% y-o-y.