At COP30, both the Republic of Korea — currently home to the world’s seventh-largest coal fleet — and Bahrain officially joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance. Korea pledged to retire 40 coal plants by 2040 and stop building new unabated ones, while Bahrain committed to never build coal power.
(c) Brady Bellini
(c) Brady Bellini

Südkorea und Bahrain stärken ihre kohlefreie Richtung auf der COP30

POWERING PAST COAL

Auf der COP30 traten Südkorea, mit dem siebtgrößten Kohlekraftwerkspark weltweit, und Bahrain der Powering-Past-Coal-Allianz bei. Südkorea schließt bis 2040 vierzig Meiler und baut keine neuen unabated-Anlagen; Bahrain plant keinerlei Kohlekraft, was den globalen Wandel stärkt.

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