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from rubber to an aphrodisiac plant - to build a sustainable local economy, hoping its efforts to help communities grow out of poverty will also tackle rainforest loss and climate change</p><hr class="Divider_divider___wHDg LongReadSummary_divider___mCoS "/></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p><span><span class="ui-provider vo b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Rubber tapper Manoel Magno, 71, walks through the jungle surrounding his house on the river island of Cotijuba in the Amazon, inspecting the trees like a father might his children.</span></span></p> <p><span><span class="ui-provider vo b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Using knowledge passed down through the generations, he has sown dozens of rubber trees and cultivated more robust hybrid varieties over the past several decades.</span></span></p> <p>Every day Magno treks through the hot and humid rainforest alone, selecting trees and making shallow cuts on their bark to bleed out latex, which he collects in small buckets.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Manoel Magno cuts a rubber tree to bleed latex from it in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Manoel Magno cuts a rubber tree to bleed latex from it in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p><span class="ui-provider vo b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"> Rubber tappers in Pará first learned their trade more than a century ago, when the state was a supplier for Europe's Industrial Revolution.</span> Magno, however, caters to a more modern industry: fashion.</p> <p>Magno's latex is made into rubber thread by his daughter Corina and other women in Cotijuba. The thread is then sold to local start-up Da Tribu and turned into accessories like rings and necklaces, or sent to international fashion designers who use biodegradable material in their clothing.</p> <p>Da Tribu's first order made about R$3,000 ($580) for the Magno family, over twice the monthly minimum wage.</p> <p>"They came with their academic knowledge, and combined that with our ... knowledge of the forest," said Corina, 38. "I never expected to get R$3,000 for something in my backyard." </p> <p>Pará is betting big on tiny businesses like Magno's, which form part of the state's fledging "bioeconomy".</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Latex from a rubber tree is collected in a bucket in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 750px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9233f929d11aa08652361855142daa18/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Latex from a rubber tree is collected in a bucket in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Latex from a rubber tree is collected in a bucket in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>In a race to stop the destruction of the native forests and vegetation that cover about 78% of its territory, Pará is implementing an ambitious bioeconomy plan, called PlanBio.</p> <p>The aim is to generate jobs and preserve the environment by increasing support for local sustainable businesses.</p> <p>Presented last November at the COP27 climate summit by Pará governor Helder Barbalho, PlanBio is estimated to cost at least R$1.2 billion ($232 million) over the next five years, funded from state and federal government coffers and external sources.</p> <p>The plan is central to turning Pará - now Brazil's main emitter of planet-heating carbon dioxide (CO2) - into a carbon-neutral state, through what Camille Bemerguy, Pará's director of climate change, environmental services and bioeconomy, calls a "reconciliation" between its environmental and socio-economic challenges.</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">COP30 bid</h3></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Developed over two years, PlanBio aims to incentivize environmental research, development and innovation.</p> <p>It wants to foster businesses that harness local biodiversity sustainably, and add value to practices like Magno's, derived from traditional and indigenous knowledge.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Corina Magno and her father Manoel Magno are pictured in the jungle where he has planted dozens of rubber trees in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 750px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/18843226699165ed8fde8f5ea3ab7d7d/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Corina Magno and her father Manoel Magno are pictured in the jungle where he has planted dozens of rubber trees in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Corina Magno and her father Manoel Magno are pictured in the jungle where he has planted dozens of rubber trees in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>In January, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stood beside Barbalho to announce a bid for Belém, Pará's capital, to host the COP30 U.N. climate summit in 2025.</p> <p>The bid is more than just a political nod to Pará, where Lula won the election by a comfortable margin. While not a member of Lula's Workers Party (PT), Barbalho is an ally - and his brother, Jader Barbalho Filho, is a minister in Lula's cabinet.</p> <p>If Belém wins COP30, Pará would have the chance to showcase its bioeconomy to the world. But that would also mean a deadline of less than three years to meet some of PlanBio's promises.</p> <p>"Three years is not a lot," conceded Bemerguy.</p> <p>Pará is Brazil's second-largest state, and the Amazon region's most populous one, with about 8.7 million people.</p> <p>It was responsible for almost a fifth of all climate-warming carbon emissions in Brazil in 2020, according to data gathered by the Climate Observatory, a Brazilian non-profit.</p> <p>Despite a 21% drop from the year before, in 2022 about <a href="http://www.obt.inpe.br/OBT/assuntos/programas/amazonia/prodes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4,141 sq km (1,599 square miles) of forest were lost in Pará</a> - more than anywhere else in Brazil, government data shows. Trees release CO2 when they are cut down and rot or are burned.</p></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>In early February, <a href="https://agenciapara.com.br/noticia/41205/governador-helder-barbalho-declara-emergencia-ambiental-em-15-municipios-paraenses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbalho issued an "environmental emergency" decree</a> for 15 cities where about three-quarters of all deforestation in the state took place between 2019 and 2021.</p> <p>Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, in office from 2019 to 2022, was accused of weakening government environmental agencies and incentivizing illegal logging and mining in protected areas.</p> <p>With the advent of Lula's new leftist administration, however, there is an expectation that Brazil will strengthen its fight against deforestation.</p> <p>In January, just a few days into Lula's presidency, federal environmental agency Ibama launched its first raid to catch <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/lulas-amazon-pledge-looks-distant-brazil-battles-deforestation-2023-02-02/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal loggers in Pará state</a>.</p> <p>While removing illegal loggers and miners from protected areas is necessary to curb tree loss, Bemerguy said that in the longer term, hope for Pará's forests rests on making money from them while keeping them standing.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Corina Magno holds seeds from the rubber trees her father has planted over decades in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Corina Magno holds seeds from the rubber trees her father has planted over decades in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>According to a study from U.S.-based non-profit The Nature Conservancy (TNC), <span>Pará's bioeconomy grew an average of 8.2% per year from 2006-201</span>9 - and could <span>increase 30 times by 2040</span>, generating <span>R$170 billion ($32.9 billion) in annual revenue. </span></p> <p>That would almost double the state's current gross domestic product, noted Bemerguy. </p> <p>The key to success <span>is making activities that preserve the forest more profitable than illegal logging and mining, said Juliana Simões, deputy manager of strategy for indigenous and traditional communities at TNC Brazil.</span></p> <p>"It will be necessary for the federal government to do its part," said Simões, <span>who helped design PlanBio</span>.</p> <p>That <span>means punishing</span> illegal <span>loggers and miners</span>, <span>and creating incentives for businesses that keep the forest standing while removing </span>them <span>for those that destroy it, she </span>added.</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">Agro-industries</h3></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Still, developing a thriving bioeconomy is a challenge in a poor state where about 5% of residents still lack access to electric power and 47% have no clean water at home, according to government data cited in PlanBio.</p> <p>"Life was hard," remembered Dilma Lopes, the daughter of a leader at Campo Limpo, a rural community without electricity until 2008.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Dilma Lopes, president of Aprocamp, holds a basket of organic herbs produced by the co-operative in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Dilma Lopes, president of Aprocamp, holds a basket of organic herbs produced by the co-operative in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Back in 2002, Natura & Co, one of Brazil's largest cosmetics companies, was looking for suppliers of priprioca, an aromatic herb traditionally found in the Amazon region.</p> <p>Lopes' father and other community members organized themselves into a co-operative called Aprocamp and struck a deal with Natura to plant priprioca - now their main moneymaker.</p> <p>Lopes grew up in a makeshift house made of wood, like many in her community. But with priprioca, that has changed.</p> <p>"Now, thank God, everyone has their own little brick houses," said Lopes, who is Aprocamp's president.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-lg-20 "><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Land owned by the Aprocamp co-operative is pictured in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Land owned by the Aprocamp co-operative is pictured in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Over time, locals who had migrated out of the community for work returned, and Aprocamp grew from 20 families into a co-operative of 75.</p> <p>Fostering community businesses is one of PlanBio's aims.</p> <p>To do that, Pará - famous for açaí, a purple berry consumed around the world as a "super food" - wants to develop agro-industries involving small-scale producers, increasing their profits by adding value to what they grow, such as cocoa beans.</p> <p>In some parts of the state, such activities are starting to take root.</p> <p>At Campo Limpo, Natura has set up a factory to extract oil from priprioca, used to make perfume. Locals are being trained to run it and will own the plant once it is operational.</p> <p>"We expect everyone's life to improve - a lot," said Ronelson Ribamar, an Aprocamp member being trained to work at the facility.</p></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>The factory will bring in a steadier income, said Ribamar, who plans to keep planting priprioca and vegetables on his own plot of land, and even hire someone to help him. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Da Tribu is setting up a workshop in Cotijuba to automate rubber thread-making.</p> <p>The idea is to train village women to run it, allowing them to produce more in a fraction of the time, said Tainah Fagundes, Da Tribu's co-founder.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticlePhotoGallery_wrapper__DK2fP"><div class="col-8 ArticlePhotoGallery_column__SNDfp"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b ArticlePhotoGallery_imageHalf__l0Btn" style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Corina Magno produces rubber threads near her home on the river island of Cotijuba in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 66vw, (max-width: 900px) 66vw, (max-width: 1200px) 66vw, 66vw " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/950025ae4b6c94070cf84036f5dd95de/2400w/80q"/></div></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>At Cofruta, another co-operative that supplies Natura, a fruit-processing factory is giving opportunities to a new generation.</p> <p>Manoel Rodrigues, 28, a farmer's son, started working in the fields at 13. Two years later he bagged a job at Cofruta's factory, allowing him to finish high school.</p> <p>Now he has great hopes for his 5-year-old daughter, Alice, who wants to become a vet or a firefighter when she grows up.</p> <p>"I plan for her to go to college, because I didn't get to go," said Rodrigues.</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">Innovative products</h3></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>To develop new technologies and uses for Amazon rainforest produce, Pará state plans to open up a research center by 2025, as well as offering funding for researchers in the field.</p> <p>Cosmetics company Natura pioneered such research in the Amazon when it started there more than 20 years ago. Now it plays an outsized role in the local bioeconomy, buying produce in bulk from 46 Amazon communities, half of them based in Pará.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="An Aprocamp member picks herbs at the co-operative’s garden in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>An Aprocamp member picks herbs at the co-operative’s garden in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>The firm's industrial park in Benevides, a town about 34 km from Belém, produces 90% of the soap Natura sells worldwide and has an innovation center to find new uses for Amazon resources.</p> <p>The company sometimes buys fruits and herbs not knowing what it can do with them until they reach the lab, executives said.</p> <p>Last year Natura filed 43 patents, but the firm does not provide a breakdown of how many relate to Amazon-based products.</p> <p>Smaller businesses are also investing in technology.</p></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Tatiana Lima, a Belém-based chemist, has developed jambu - a plant known for causing a tingling sensation in the mouth when eaten – into an aphrodisiac spray. Her company, Sinimbu, also makes pickled jambu and cachaça, a Brazilian spirit, infused with jambu.</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">Financial hurdles</h3></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>To design its bioeconomy plan, Pará's government held seminars across the state to speak with indigenous and traditional peoples, businesses and non-profit groups, to find out about their problems and how the state could help.</p> <p>Local business officials said in interviews with Context they find it easier to ship produce for processing in richer southeastern states like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro rather than adding value in Pará, as the state wants.</p> <p>They cited local hurdles including a lack of financing, an unfriendly business environment, high state taxes, logistical issues, and difficulty in hiring skilled workers.</p></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>That could change with PlanBio, under which state-owned regional bank Banpará will offer a special credit line linked to bioeconomy initiatives and local companies will be introduced to potential investors.</p> <p>A few companies, like Manioca, a firm that sells Amazonian products in supermarkets across Brazil, are ahead of the game.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="A selection of Amazon products made by Manioca, which are sold across Brazil, January 18, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>A selection of Amazon products made by Manioca, which are sold across Brazil, January 18, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Manioca ships bottles from São Paulo to Belém, fills them with tucupi, a yellow sauce made from herbs and fermented manioc juice, and transports them back to São Paulo for distribution, keeping jobs and profits in Pará.</p> <p>It could cut its costs by processing and bottling tucupi sauce, its main product, in São Paulo, where taxes are lower and business incentives higher - and Manioca would be nearer to major distribution centers.</p> <p>But "this is something we don't want to do," said Paulo Reis, a partner at Manioca.</p> <p>Reis is part of a group of executives who have organized to improve the Amazon bioeconomy and were consulted on PlanBio<strong>.</strong></p> <p>While Reis thinks the bioeconomy strategy is good on paper, he worries about how effective it will be in practice. He believes the state governor will need support from the federal government, especially to lower deforestation rates.</p> <p>He worries that Barbalho's initiative could be discredited if forest losses surge before PlanBio can take effect. </p> <p>Fernanda Stefani, CEO of 100% Amazonia, a Pará-based firm that ships Amazon produce to 60 countries, is also backing the local economy.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticlePhotoGallery_wrapper__DK2fP"><div class="col-8 ArticlePhotoGallery_column__SNDfp"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b ArticlePhotoGallery_imageHalf__l0Btn" style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Jo Alves, Giovani Alves and Fernanda Stefani work at the factory their company, 100% Amazonia, is setting up in Pará, Brazil, January 19, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 66vw, (max-width: 900px) 66vw, (max-width: 1200px) 66vw, 66vw " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/6e3ab1eb017441e81eb2321b757c8360/2400w/80q"/></div></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Her firm struggled for two and a half years before finally obtaining credit from Banpará to build a high-tech factory to extract the pulp of Amazonian fruits like açaí.</p> <p>With the high cost of doing business in Pará, Stefani estimates it would have been 20% cheaper to set up the processing facility in São Paulo - but ethically indefensible.</p> <p>"Today most companies that really earn a lot of money with the forest are all outside the Amazon," she said. "We need to change this dynamic." </p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">Supply-chain dependence</h3></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>The economic situation of communities at the bottom of the supply chain on which Manioca, 100% Amazonia, Natura and others rely remains fragile.</p> <p>Of the 46 communities Natura buys from, only about 10 do not depend on it for most of their income, executives said.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Members of the Aprocamp co-operative trek through the jungle on their way to work in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Members of the Aprocamp co-operative trek through the jungle on their way to work in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>About 80% of Aprocamp's revenue comes from Natura, noted Lopes, who tries to diversify by selling to smaller buyers like Manioca, which sources a type of chicory from the co-operative.</p> <p>If Natura stops buying, the community will not be able to sustain itself, she admitted.</p> <p>At the same time, if communities fail to deliver produce, or if deforestation becomes rampant, Natura's supply chain would collapse, said its global sustainability director, Denise Hills.</p> <p>"If the Amazon isn't standing, there's no Natura, no bio-ingredients - there's nothing," she said.</p> <p>While Pará state is clearly dedicated to developing its bioeconomy, the process needs to be accelerated, she added.</p> <p>On Cotijuba island, Corina Magno feels the same. She sees her community as still reliant on government aid, despite Da Tribu's efforts to develop a sustainable rubber-tapping business.</p></div><div class="row g-0 ArticleSingleImage_wrapper__v8ERl"><div class="col-24"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Manoel Magno runs his hands over a rubber tree in the jungle in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. 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Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Manoel Magno runs his hands over a rubber tree in the jungle in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Cícero Pedrosa Neto</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Many of her peers have abandoned the island's forests to work on plantations in southern Brazil, but if the local economy were to improve, they would come back home, she believes.</p> <p>"We have the will," she said. 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While not a member of Lula's Workers Party (PT), Barbalho is an ally - and his brother, Jader Barbalho Filho, is a minister in Lula's cabinet.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Bel\u0026eacute;m wins COP30, Par\u0026aacute; would have the chance to showcase its bioeconomy to the world. But that would also mean a deadline of less than three years to meet some of PlanBio's promises.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Three years is not a lot,\" conceded Bemerguy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePar\u0026aacute; is Brazil's second-largest state, and the Amazon region's most populous one, with about 8.7 million people.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was responsible for almost a fifth of all climate-warming carbon emissions in Brazil in 2020, according to data gathered by the Climate Observatory, a Brazilian non-profit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite a 21% drop from the year before, in 2022 about \u003ca href=\"http://www.obt.inpe.br/OBT/assuntos/programas/amazonia/prodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e4,141 sq km (1,599 square miles) of forest were lost in Par\u0026aacute;\u003c/a\u003e - more than anywhere else in Brazil, government data shows. Trees release CO2 when they are cut down and rot or are burned.\u003c/p\u003e","alignment2":"right","multimediaType2":"Datawrapper","multimediaField2":"\u003ciframe title=\"Brazil's Amazonian state of Pará\" aria-label=\"Locator maps\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-nPGJB\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/nPGJB/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"400\" data-external=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text/javascript\"\u003e!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var a in e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r\u003ct.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][a]+\"px\"}}}))}();\u003c/script\u003e","multimediaFileUpload2":[],"body31":"\u003cp\u003eIn early February, \u003ca href=\"https://agenciapara.com.br/noticia/41205/governador-helder-barbalho-declara-emergencia-ambiental-em-15-municipios-paraenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBarbalho issued an \"environmental emergency\" decree\u003c/a\u003e for 15 cities where about three-quarters of all deforestation in the state took place between 2019 and 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, in office from 2019 to 2022, was accused of weakening government environmental agencies and incentivizing illegal logging and mining in protected areas.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the advent of Lula's new leftist administration, however, there is an expectation that Brazil will strengthen its fight against deforestation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn January, just a few days into Lula's presidency, federal environmental agency Ibama launched its first raid to catch \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/lulas-amazon-pledge-looks-distant-brazil-battles-deforestation-2023-02-02/\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eillegal loggers in Par\u0026aacute; state\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile removing illegal loggers and miners from protected areas is necessary to curb tree loss, Bemerguy said that in the longer term, hope for Par\u0026aacute;'s forests rests on making money from them while keeping them standing.\u003c/p\u003e","alignment3":"centered","multimediaType3":"photo","multimediaFileUpload3":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2023-02-27 13:30:05.438","publishDate":"2023-02-27 13:30:05.438","caption":"Corina Magno holds seeds from the rubber trees her father has planted over decades in Pará, Brazil, January 17, 2023. 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But with priprioca, that has changed.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Now, thank God, everyone has their own little brick houses,\" said Lopes, who is Aprocamp's president.\u003c/p\u003e","alignment2":"right","multimediaType2":"photo","multimediaFileUpload2":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2023-02-27 13:29:52.597","publishDate":"2023-02-27 13:29:52.597","caption":"Land owned by the Aprocamp co-operative is pictured in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. 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Locals are being trained to run it and will own the plant once it is operational.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We expect everyone's life to improve - a lot,\" said Ronelson Ribamar, an Aprocamp member being trained to work at the facility.\u003c/p\u003e","alignment3":"centered","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaFileUpload3":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2023-02-27 13:27:58.554","publishDate":"2023-02-27 13:27:58.554","caption":"Members of the Aprocamp co-operative pick herbs at their garden in Pará, Brazil, January 18, 2023. 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This year\u0026rsquo;s international climate negotiations have to end on a deal towards providing much-needed relief and adaptation to communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Justice","labelLink":"/climate-justice","link":"/climate-justice/opinion/in-a-year-of-climate-disasters-climate-finance-deal-is-imperative","image":"b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0","altText":"A man carries his granddaughter on his back while wading through flood water in the Fazilpur area of Feni, Bangladesh, August 26, 2024. 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Europe's biggest and one of the world's top 10 polluters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the plant is due to close by 2036 as Europe \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/net-zero/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eseeks to slash\u003c/a\u003e planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions, a date which hangs over the city like the clouds of the smoke streaming from its cooling stacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Everyone has a friend who works in the mine,\" said Michał Gawrysik, a 40-year-old local shopkeeper. \"Bełchat\u0026oacute;w is the kind of place where nothing else is produced.\"\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"b4788a90-a1f4-42b6-896a-554728283b40","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","body41":"\u003cp\u003eCutting emissions is a condition for Poland receiving 3.85 billion euros ($4.16 billion) from the EU, the largest slice from the bloc's \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/eu-countries-give-final-approval-multibillion-euro-green-transition-fund-2021-06-07/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e17.5-billion-euro Just Transition Fund\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnvironmentalists welcomed the decision to shut the plant, but Bełchat\u0026oacute;w's future hinges on whether it can transform its economy.\u003c/p\u003e","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"ef04082b6fd8b843c6c364fef15125b2","alignment3":"parallax","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"body52":"\u003cp\u003ePGE did not respond to requests for comment. It said in 2021 it was \"fully aware of the societal and economic effects\" of the closure and the need to secure a future for employees and residents, adding that it would spend nearly 1.15 billion euros on investments, with a focus on clean energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut workers feel they have been kept in the dark.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This whole transformation is a bit like yeti,\" said Krzystof. \"We've heard about it, but no one's seen it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","alignment2":"parallax","alignment":"centered","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-31 15:06:13.085","longerReadName":"Workers at Europe's dirtiest power plant wary of life after coal","title":"no title","multimediaType4":"flourish","multimediaType3":"parallaxPhoto","multimediaType2":"none","multimediaType1":"photo","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"Poland coal section 1","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","multimediaField4":"visualisation/19755699?1482596","body21":"\u003cp\u003eSome \u003ca href=\"https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/24/9621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e20,000 people\u003c/a\u003e work in the Bełchat\u0026oacute;w plant, nearby mines and in other related jobs in the region. Closing the plant could spell doom for the city of 55,000 people and the surrounding area.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBełchat\u0026oacute;w also generates around 20% of Poland's electricity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a taboo topic for workers, who preferred not to give surnames, over fear of losing their jobs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's suicide,\" said Krzystof, a miner at Bełchat\u0026oacute;w.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.217ae48a-e923-4f33-87f8-e911c56364eb","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"no title","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-30 13:14:26.872","publishDate":"2024-10-30 13:14:26.872","caption":"Communist-era housing blocs, where people worry about the energy gap that will be left when coal is phased-out in Bełchatów, Poland, September 11, 2024. 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in collaboration with an outside training company and with the support of EU funding.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.c3878cb2-ba50-4f36-8df7-1f9304bcba7f","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"full width","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-30 13:08:17.967","publishDate":"2024-10-30 13:08:17.967","caption":"Residents gather to hear about vocational training funding opportunities at the local cultural centre. 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As the daughter of a power plant worker, she feels forgotten by the clean energy transition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"People don't care if (the city) is green,\" she said.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBełchat\u0026oacute;w could be left with only \"churches and kebab shops\" by the time the plant and mines close, Krukiewicz quipped.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReporting: Joanna Gill\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditing: Jonathan Hemming, Ana Nicolaci and Jack Graham\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography: Joanna Gill\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGraphics: Diana Baptista\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction: Amber Milne\u003c/p\u003e","publishDate":"2024-10-30 13:43:33.243","body":"\u003cp\u003eLocals in Bełchat\u0026oacute;w are worried that without new businesses the city could become a ghost town.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCouncillor Rożniatowski said the town needs to establish industrial zones and boost rail connections to encourage large businesses to relocate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTourism could form part of the post-industrial face-lift, such as a new slag heap turned ski-slope, \u003ca href=\"https://pgegiek.pl/aktualnosci/przy-kopalni-belchatow-powstala-blizniacza-gora-kamiensk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKamieńsk Mountain\u003c/a\u003e, where dumped mining material has created the highest artificial mountain in Poland at 395m (1295.93 ft).\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"c2c822b2-5c9a-4117-b08f-311a9a3c5348","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"4e01c6f87172ac192f4f80344cd0fd74","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"parallax","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-30 13:43:33.243","longerReadName":"Workers at Europe's dirtiest power plant wary of life after coal","title":"full width","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"photo","multimediaType1":"parallaxPhoto","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"Ghost town","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","body21":"\u003cp\u003eBut all efforts to make Bełchat\u0026oacute;w more attractive for businesses will be for nought if it cannot persuade young people they have a future in the city, said local councillors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany young people appear to have seen the writing on the wall for Bełchat\u0026oacute;w. A 2019 survey said only a third of 16- to 19-year-olds \u003ca href=\"https://belchatow2050.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/raport_belchatow-2050.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eplanned to stay\u003c/a\u003e in the city after their studies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"People are worried about the transformation, and nobody took responsibility,\" said Izabela Warwas, a professor at Ł\u0026oacute;dź University.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe believes that led many people in Bełchat\u0026oacute;w to vote for Patryk Marjan in local elections this year, making him the first far-right candidate from the populist Konfederacja party to become a city mayor in Poland.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarjan said the city should not be \"sacrificed on the altar of the Green Deal\".\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.53636b7d-2658-40bc-8f04-5d17ab2bb3e6","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"full width","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-30 13:22:33.659","publishDate":"2024-10-30 13:22:33.659","caption":"Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Bełchatów, Poland. 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Nearly all fired by coal, closing these plants could accelerate the global transition to net zero.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what would it take to close them?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Context\u0026rsquo;s new series, our correspondents take a closer look at the opportunities and challenges presented by tackling Super Polluters. We spoke to coal miners, plant workers, politicians and more to understand what the barriers are.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalysis of coal power often focuses on national-level emissions or specific companies, missing the local contexts. Super Polluters are responsible for powering millions of homes and employing thousands of people.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the city depending on \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/long-read/workers-at-europes-dirtiest-power-plant-wary-of-life-after-coal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eEurope\u0026rsquo;s largest power plant\u003c/a\u003e, to \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/long-read/the-energy-capital-powering-india-and-poisoning-its-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eIndia\u0026rsquo;s energy capital\u003c/a\u003e ravaged by health issues, our reporting gets to the heart of one of the biggest challenges facing the world today.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs leaders consider the future of coal, what will it take to slash emissions from the world\u0026rsquo;s dirtiest power plants? And how can the communities which depend on them find a green future?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"numberOfSupportersToShow":"0","url":"/content.f209f6d4-c420-42f8-bb1e-9bbf434dbde8","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","publishedDate":"Thu Oct 31 17:21:00 UTC 2024","teaser":"The world's largest coal-fired power plants fuel economies and climate change","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","enhancedCollectionTheme":{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-11-01 11:51:19.422","primaryColour":"#292526","publishDate":"2024-11-01 11:51:19.422","title":"Super polluters","baseType":"CONTENT","inode":"64dd15ca-43da-4821-923d-9bec5f1ddec7","archived":false,"host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","working":true,"locked":false,"stInode":"3335c0ee6413bbdd1f76c0c58005693f","contentType":"CollectionTheme","live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","identifier":"ffa9e9dbaf73736c843de0393b822ecd","languageId":1,"url":"/content.bb49b064-fc2b-48f6-afc7-df02f9e85df9","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"color_lens"},"articlesAndOpinions":[{"publishDate":"2024-10-31 16:55:10.903","contentLevel":"Live","updatedDate":"2024-10-31 16:40:00.0","inode":"aac1432e-5098-402b-8b39-48488bfc7ca9","bodyPart21":"\u003ch2\u003eWhy is China developing new coal?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2022, Beijing said it would keep building coal-powered plants and approved \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-new-coal-plants-set-become-costly-second-fiddle-renewables-2023-03-22/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e106 gigawatts of new coal-fired\u003c/a\u003e capacity: the most since 2015 and enough to power all of Britain. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomestic electricity demand is growing and reached a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-power-demand-growing-faster-than-expected-2024-industry-association-says-2024-10-29/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003erecord peak\u003c/a\u003e this summer due to high temperatures, according to the China Electricity Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecurity concerns over energy shortfalls have also led to a rash of new power permits being granted in recent years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina said its new facilities aim to \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-plunging-coal-plant-approvals-signal-energy-policy-pivot-report-says-2024-08-22/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eguarantee enough power\u003c/a\u003e to meet peak demand as well as back up its renewable capacity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","userNeed":"Give me context","contentSubtype":"explainer","identifier":"f0d5d875692852e9246c5b7073a5ff52","goDeeperStory2":"d52af890186c39cd0af9838ab961db92","goDeeperStory3":"91b6d81b6090aecc5c39abdfe9742227","goDeeperStory1":"75c3de84d7343e35dbcc864e7de65ff3","howWeGotHereStory1ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-plunging-coal-plant-approvals-signal-energy-policy-pivot-report-says-2024-08-22/","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"homepageHeadline":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","hostName":"context.news","archived":false,"bodyPart41":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat is China doing to transition away from coal?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina says it will start \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/chinas-coal-country-full-steam-ahead-with-new-power-plants-despite-climate-2023-11-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ephasing down coal after 2025\u003c/a\u003e but it is unclear whether new plants will still be approved.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to expanding its renewable sector, China has started decommissioning coal-fired plants and is integrating\u0026nbsp; renewables in its new coal projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/chinas-coal-country-full-steam-ahead-with-new-power-plants-despite-climate-2023-11-30/\u0026nbsp;%20\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003enew mega-plant\u003c/a\u003e Yushen Yuheng in China's coal heartland is replacing 702 MW of power from small, less-efficient plants and its construction includes 60 MW of wind power, 260 MW of solar and 100,000 tons annually of carbon capture.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is a global leader in green jobs and has nearly 4.6 million people \u003ca href=\"https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/10/renewable-energy-jobs-irena-ilo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eemployed in the solar power sector\u003c/a\u003e, according to the World Economic Forum.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut a recent study by the Beijing Institute of Technology stressed the need for policy to support the creation of new industries and jobs, and the retraining of workers during the clean energy transition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina could \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420724006573#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20the%20International%20Labour,et%20al.%2C%202022)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003elose 8.2 million jobs\u003c/a\u003e in its coal supply chain, with renewables filling a quarter of those, researchers found.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Reporting by Beatrice Tridimas; editing by Lyndsay Griffiths.)\u003c/p\u003e","headline":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","whatSTheContext":"The world's largest polluter continues to build coal-fired power plants alongside renewable energy investments","URL_MAP_FOR_CONTENT":"/justTransition/why-is-china-upping-coal-power-despite-green-energy-boom","url":"/content.aac1432e-5098-402b-8b39-48488bfc7ca9","bodyPart31":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat capacity for renewable energy does China have?\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina had over \u003ca href=\"https://www.irena.org/Data/View-data-by-topic/Capacity-and-Generation/Country-Rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e750,000 megawatts\u003c/a\u003e (MW) of renewable energy capacity from wind and solar in 2022, the most of any country in the world and three times that of the next biggest, the United States, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWind and solar capacity in China are expected to surpass coal generation, according to GEM, and have already helped drive a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-plunging-coal-plant-approvals-signal-energy-policy-pivot-report-says-2024-08-22/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e7% drop in coal power\u003c/a\u003e output between June 2023 and June 2024, according to joint report GEM compiled with the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut slow integration of renewable power to the grid and poor infrastructure to centres of demand are \u003ca href=\"https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/china-continues-to-lead-the-world-in-wind-and-solar-with-twice-as-much-capacity-under-construction-as-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eslowing progress\u003c/a\u003e, GEM said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","urlMap":"/justTransition/why-is-china-upping-coal-power-despite-green-energy-boom","hasLiveVersion":true,"publishedDate":"Thu Oct 31 16:40:00 UTC 2024","country":[{"China":"China"}],"primarySection":"climate","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThe world has pledged to wean itself off 'dirty' coal to slow the pace of climate change, so why is China - already the world's top producer and consumer of coal - upping its output?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is home to dozens of \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epolluting coal-fired power plants\u003c/a\u003e and emits more greenhouse gasses than any other nation.\u003c/p\u003e","source":"Context","body":"\u003cp\u003eThe world has pledged to wean itself off 'dirty' coal to slow the pace of climate change, so why is China - already the world's top producer and consumer of coal - upping its output?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is home to dozens of \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epolluting coal-fired power plants\u003c/a\u003e and emits more greenhouse gasses than any other nation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut to keep global warming below the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) threshold, countries must \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/from-taking-stock-to-taking-action/executive-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003equit their coal habit\u003c/a\u003e, retire plants early and run existing plants less, according to the International Energy Agency.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina has said the country will start cutting coal between \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-says-china-will-phase-down-coal-consumption-over-2026-2030-2021-04-22/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e2026 and 2030\u003c/a\u003e but is yet to commit to a full phase-out.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a smart hedge ahead of losing its coal, China has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy - but continues to \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/china-2023-coal-power-approvals-rose-putting-climate-targets-risk-2024-02-22/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003edevelop harmful coal-fired power\u003c/a\u003e in the interim. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are the facts about coal and China you need to know:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is China\u0026rsquo;s coal industry?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina mined a record \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-has-more-than-1-bln-tonsyear-new-coal-mines-pipeline-report-says-2024-09-10/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e4.7 billion metric tons\u003c/a\u003e of coal in 2023 and is developing mines to produce an extra billion tons each year, according to U.S.-based Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a non-governmental organisation that tracks energy projects.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn coal-intensive regions such as Shaanxi, in northern China, coal mining employs up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-in-net-zero-transitions/executive-summary\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e8% of the local workforce\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClimate justice advocates say countries that rely heavily on coal for jobs face a \u003ca href=\"https://www.wri.org/insights/countries-phasing-out-coal-power-fastest#:~:text=China%20is%20predicted%20to%20reach,role%20for%20decades%20to%20come\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eharder transition\u003c/a\u003e to clean energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts two biggest polluting power plants \u0026ndash; Togtoh Power Station in Inner Mongolia and Huadian Laizhou in Shandong province \u0026ndash; each produced over 27 million tons of CO2 in 2022, according to Climate Trace, an organisation that tracks greenhouse gas emissions through tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pollution from each mega-plant roughly matches the emissions of seven standard coal-fired power plants, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator#results\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eU.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","howWeGotHereStory1Title":"China's plunging coal plant approvals signal energy policy pivot, report says","numberOfSponsorsToShow":0,"multimediaSource":"Youtube","seoHeadline":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"0c1fe4e050678a90a8e3295d2d5f3fd9","contentType":"ContextArticle","howWeGotHereStory2ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/china-2023-coal-power-approvals-rose-putting-climate-targets-risk-2024-02-22/","urlTitle":"why-is-china-upping-coal-power-despite-green-energy-boom","typeOfContent":"evergreen","primaryTopic":"justTransition","howWeGotHereStory2Title":"China 2023 coal power approvals rose, putting climate targets at risk","region":"AsiaPacific","modDate":"2024-10-31 16:55:10.903","title":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","multimediaType3":"flourish","multimediaType2":"flourish","multimediaType1":"flourish","baseType":"CONTENT","working":true,"howWeGotHereStory3ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-has-more-than-1-bln-tonsyear-new-coal-mines-pipeline-report-says-2024-09-10/","live":true,"owner":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","multimediaField3":"story/2671062?1683519","multimediaField2":"story/2668972?1683519","multimediaField1":"visualisation/19928723?1683519","howWeGotHereStory3Title":"China has more than 1 billion tons/year of new coal mines in pipeline, report says","languageId":1,"articleTags":[{"Cleanpower":"Clean power"},{"Fossilfuels":"Fossil fuels"},{"Net-zero":"Net-zero"},{"Climatepolicy":"Climate policy"}],"otherSectionsAndTopics":[{"NetZero":"CLI - Net Zero"}],"numberOfSupportersToShow":0,"titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Beatrice Tridimas","modUser":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","leadMediaType":"Photo","teaser":"The world's largest polluter continues to build coal-fired power plants alongside renewable energy investments","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"keyboard"},{"publishDate":"2024-10-31 09:42:43.269","contentLevel":"Live","updatedDate":"2024-10-29 11:27:00.0","inode":"8e1b4d95-bde3-41f2-b0ac-fcf8eea34399","bodyPart21":"\u003cp\u003eAnalysis of coal power often focuses on national-level emissions or specific companies, which can miss the local contexts of the world's largest polluters and the development priorities they support.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany super polluting plants, for example, are in China and developing Asian countries, where growing electricity demand is fuelling reliance on coal-fired power.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When you replace coal, you need to replace the services that it provides,\" said Carlos Fern\u0026aacute;ndez Alvarez, chief coal expert at the International Energy Agency (IEA). \"If you close the coal mine, life in that town won't be the same.\"\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeeting global climate targets to restrict global warming to 1.5 C requires a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-3/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003erapid shift away from coal\u003c/a\u003e, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt last year's U.N. COP28 \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/without-fairness-fossil-fuel-phase-out-flounders-at-cop28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclimate talks in Dubai\u003c/a\u003e, world leaders agreed for the first time to a \"just, orderly and equitable\" transition away from fossil fuels, and will meet in Baku, Azerbaijan next month to discuss how to finance developing countries' efforts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut governments have to balance these commitments with keeping the lights on, with global electricity demand expected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-set-to-rise-strongly-this-year-and-next-reflecting-its-expanding-role-in-energy-systems-around-the-world\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003egrow by 4%\u003c/a\u003e this year, according to the IEA.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","userNeed":"Broaden my perspective","contentSubtype":"none","identifier":"75c3de84d7343e35dbcc864e7de65ff3","goDeeperStory2":"d52af890186c39cd0af9838ab961db92","goDeeperStory3":"91b6d81b6090aecc5c39abdfe9742227","goDeeperStory1":"3ee4e23c5d27babd79fa20089510dd7b","howWeGotHereStory1ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/india-asks-utilities-order-33-bln-equipment-this-year-boost-coal-power-output-2024-07-03/","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"homepageHeadline":"Super polluting coal plants fuel economies and the climate crisis","hostName":"context.news","archived":false,"bodyPart41":"\u003ch2\u003e'Just, orderly and equitable'\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs countries consider the future of coal, Fern\u0026aacute;ndez Alvarez from the IEA said zoning in on individual plants demonstrated the scale of the just transition challenge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn coal-intensive regions, the entire local economy may rely on the industry, presenting the challenge of not just finding new jobs for those directly engaged in the sector, but also the many others in the supply chain and services.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Belchatow, Poland, for example, the most polluting power plant in Europe is the biggest employer in the region, with some \u003ca href=\"https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/24/9621\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e20,000 people working\u003c/a\u003e in the plant, mines and other coal-linked sectors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA region developed around a single industry needs to diversify, said Antonina Scheer, a policy fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When it comes to coal, if there's no other natural resources there, it's not obvious what you do with that area,\" said Scheer. It is also hard to attract finance for reskilling workers, she said.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFunding the transition\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinancing the shift away from coal remains a key challenge for leaders at the next COP meeting in Azerbaijan.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be hard to get financing to close plants, which may have debts or power purchase agreements to supply electricity for decades to come, especially for countries with younger plants expected to generate returns on investment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile clean energy attracts investment because it has clear returns, shuttering power plants is costly and often falls to the public sector, the Grantham Institute's Scheer said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The closure is always much more difficult to find financing,\" she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne option for generating finance is the burgeoning carbon credit market that offers companies credits in exchange for money towards removing carbon from the atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Rockefeller Foundation's Coal to Clean Credits initiative, for example, future carbon saved by early retirement of power plants generates credits to cover costs like lost revenue to asset owners, investing in clean power and worker compensation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoal-dependent low-income countries such as Vietnam and South Africa are also seeking investment from wealthy governments through Just Energy Transition Partnerships.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut so far, \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-justice/uncertainty-over-coal-jobs-ahead-of-south-africa-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eprogress has been slow\u003c/a\u003e, with poorer nations unwilling to transition away from coal without significant grants from richer countries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Reporting by Beatrice Tridimas and Jack Graham; Additional reporting by Bhasker Tripathi, Joanna Gill and Kim Harrisberg; Editing by Jon Hemming.)\u003c/p\u003e","headline":"Super polluting coal plants fuel economies and the climate crisis","whatSTheContext":"Moving on from the world's dirtiest power plants presents a huge climate opportunity but social risk","URL_MAP_FOR_CONTENT":"/justTransition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis","url":"/content.c6dc6e05-a7e9-4586-872d-1c7041b90d63","bodyPart31":"\u003ch2\u003ePhase out or phase down?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndia and China were home to 52 of the world's top 100 polluting plants in 2022, according to satellite data from \u003ca href=\"https://climatetrace.org/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClimate Trace\u003c/a\u003e, an organisation that uses technology to track greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe countries have yet to commit to phasing out coal, instead prioritising electricity supply, including a rapid expansion of renewable energy to complement coal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, there are no plans yet to shut down India's largest super polluting power plant, Vindhyachal STPP, given the 4.76 gigawatts it supplies to hundreds of thousands of homes in India each year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plant is piloting carbon capture to try to \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/net-zero/cop28-climate-dispute-what-are-unabated-fossil-fuels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecurb emissions\u003c/a\u003e, but these technologies are yet to be proven at a scale to make a meaningful dent in fossil fuel emissions. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is harder for developing nations with growing populations and energy demands to move away from coal, said Dina Azhgaliyeva, a senior researcher at the Asian Development Bank Institute.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDeveloping Asian countries need investment to help build up battery storage technology to level out a varying supply, Azhgaliyeva said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reliable energy supply is really important before shutting down power plants,\" she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","urlMap":"/justTransition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis","hasLiveVersion":true,"publishedDate":"Tue Oct 29 11:27:00 UTC 2024","country":[{"Global":"Global"},{"China":"China"},{"India":"India"},{"Poland":"Poland"}],"primarySection":"climate","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eShuttering the world's dirtiest power plants could help to eliminate vast amounts of planet-heating emissions that are threatening \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/what-is-the-world-doing-about-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003einternational climate goals\u003c/a\u003e of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom India to Poland, these \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/net-zero/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esuper polluting power plants\u003c/a\u003e most often run on coal and emit tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","source":"Context","body":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLargest coal plants have disproportionate climate impact\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShutting coal plants has social and economic consequences\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinance for plant closures more difficult than renewables\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONDON - Shuttering the world's dirtiest power plants could help to eliminate vast amounts of planet-heating emissions that are threatening \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/what-is-the-world-doing-about-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003einternational climate goals\u003c/a\u003e of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom India to Poland, these \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esuper polluting power plants\u003c/a\u003e most often run on coal and emit tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut simply shutting them down is no easy feat.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContext spoke with workers and experts across the globe about the social and economic barriers to bringing an end to \"super polluter\" coal-fired power plants that have a disproportionate impact on climate change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There is a small set of very egregious emitters that are responsible for the lion's share of carbon pollution emitted by the sector,\" said Don Grant, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder who focuses on high-polluting power plants.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to his research, the top 10 highest emitting power plants in 2018 released carbon at rates up to \u003ca href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1/pdf\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e75% higher\u003c/a\u003e per unit of electrical power than other plants in their countries, underscoring the importance of focusing the climate fight on super-polluting coal-fired plants.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","howWeGotHereStory1Title":"Exclusive: India asks utilities to order $33 billion in equipment this year to boost coal power output","numberOfSponsorsToShow":0,"multimediaSource":"Youtube","seoHeadline":"Super polluting coal plants fuel economies and the climate crisis","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"0c1fe4e050678a90a8e3295d2d5f3fd9","contentType":"ContextArticle","howWeGotHereStory2ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/rising-cooling-demand-keep-coal-plants-online-this-year-iea-says-2024-07-19/","urlTitle":"super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis","typeOfContent":"evergreen","primaryTopic":"justTransition","howWeGotHereStory2Title":"Rising cooling demand to keep coal plants online this year, IEA says","modDate":"2024-10-31 09:42:43.269","title":"Super polluting coal plants fuel economies and the climate crisis","multimediaType3":"flourish","multimediaType2":"flourish","multimediaType1":"Go Deeper","baseType":"CONTENT","working":true,"howWeGotHereStory3ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop28-deal-fossil-fuels-gives-impetus-just-transition-2023-12-18/","live":true,"owner":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","multimediaField3":"visualisation/19927537?1683519","multimediaField2":"visualisation/19872385?1683519","howWeGotHereStory3Title":"Explainer: COP28 deal on fossil fuels gives impetus to 'just transition'","languageId":1,"articleTags":[{"Cleanpower":"Clean power"},{"Fossilfuels":"Fossil fuels"},{"Energyefficiency":"Energy efficiency"},{"Net-zero":"Net-zero"},{"Climatepolicy":"Climate policy"}],"otherSectionsAndTopics":[{"NetZero":"CLI - Net Zero"}],"numberOfSupportersToShow":0,"titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Beatrice Tridimas","modUser":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","leadMediaType":"Photo","teaser":"Moving on from the world's dirtiest power plants presents a huge climate opportunity but social 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to wind down its use by 2030, but India has no plans to retire coal plants before that year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShutting an industry that employs hundreds of thousands of workers, in both mines and plants, is costly and complex.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolutions for financing such a big transition include the Asian Development Bank's Energy Transition Mechanism and the European Union's Just Transition Fund.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut more money is needed to support developing countries, say climate finance analysts.\u003c/p\u003e","userNeed":"Give me 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managed to quit coal power?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany European countries have \u003ca href=\"https://www.wri.org/insights/countries-phasing-out-coal-power-fastest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ephased out coal power completely. \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreece and Britain were the fastest, followed by Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Romania and Germany, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.wri.org/insights/countries-phasing-out-coal-power-fastest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWorld Resources Institute.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutside Europe, the fastest reductions were in the United States, Israel and Chile.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the IEA, ramping up renewables, improving energy efficiency, cutting methane emissions and increasing electrification with new technologies could deliver \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-roadmap-a-global-pathway-to-keep-the-15-0c-goal-in-reach/executive-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003emore than 80% of the drop in emissions\u003c/a\u003e needed by 2030.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountries with the quickest coal exit plans generally have high incomes\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c/strong\u003esmall populations, lower electricity demands and relied on coal imports and ageing power plants.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut even countries with large coal mining sectors, like Greece and the United States, were able to reduce coal power.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a just transition?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA just transition would ensure that workers and affected communities do not pay an excessive price as their nations switch to a future free of fossil fuels.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe International Labour Organization defines it as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilo.org/regions-and-countries/europe-and-central-asia/areas-work/enterprises-development/green-jobs-and-just-transition-eastern-europe-and-central-asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\"greening the economy\"\u003c/a\u003e in a fair and inclusive way, and a switch that spawns job opportunities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne example is via financial support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, the EU is due to pay Poland 3.85 billion euros ($4 billion), the largest slice of the bloc's 17-billion-euro ($19-billion) Just Transition Fund.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fund aims to support people most affected with retraining in renewable energy, compensation, and financial lifelines to coal-rich regions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis article was updated on November 12, 2024 to include a new report from the Coal Transmission Commission.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Reporting by Joanna Gill; Editing by Lyndsay Griffiths.)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","urlMap":"/justTransition/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit","hasLiveVersion":true,"publishedDate":"Thu Oct 17 11:00:00 UTC 2024","country":[{"Global":"Global"}],"primarySection":"climate","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eCoal has powered the world's factories, heated homes and fuelled economies for two centuries and it is still \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-mid-year-update-july-2024/demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewidely used to generate electricity\u003c/a\u003e despite global promises to kick the habit and save the climate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and a big emitter of planet-warming carbon dioxide.\u003c/p\u003e","source":"Context","body":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal coal use expected to peak this year\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina and India have majority of worst-polluting coal\u0026nbsp;plants\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany European countries have phased out coal completely\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBRUSSELS -\u0026nbsp;Coal has powered the world's factories, heated homes and fuelled economies for two centuries and it is still \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-mid-year-update-july-2024/demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewidely used to generate electricity\u003c/a\u003e despite global promises to kick the habit and save the climate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and a big emitter of planet-warming carbon dioxide.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt U.N. COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, the Coal Transition Commission, chaired by France and Indonesia, published its first report on how to finance, accelerate and scale up the \u003ca href=\"https://poweringpastcoal.org/news/ambitious-action-on-coal-phase-out-must-underpin-the-2025-ndcs/#:~:text=Co-chaired%20by%20the%20governments,and%20clean%20energy%20for%20all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003emove from coal to clean energy.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench Energy Minister Agn\u0026egrave;s Pannier-Runacher, said the report laid out a clear path towards raising the billions needed for the transition so that \"no country has to choose between fighting poverty and fighting climate change\".\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoal use must \u003ca href=\"https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-3/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003efall by 80% from 2010 levels\u003c/a\u003e by 2030 to meet the global aim to hold warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, in line with the 2016 Paris climate agreement, according to the U.N. 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The government wants this share to rise to 50% by 2030 to meet its net zero target by 2070.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the intermittent nature of renewables and high costs of battery storage mean the country is still heavily \u003ca href=\"https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2036984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003edependent on coal\u003c/a\u003e, with devastating health implications for local populations.\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"68db5ac9-290f-4a87-a871-709d20dd6711","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","body41":"\u003cp\u003eBut Vishwakarma was not fully satisfied with the outcome and filed a new case with a group of activists with the \u003ca href=\"https://greentribunal.gov.in/gen_pdf_test.php?filepath=L25ndF9kb2N1bWVudHMvbmd0L2Nhc2Vkb2Mvb3JkZXJzL0RFTEhJLzIwMjQtMDMtMTUvY291cnRzLzEvZGFpbHkvMTcxMTAxOTg2OTMxMDg4OTg2NDY1ZmMxNzVkYjU4MzQucGRm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Green Tribunal\u003c/a\u003e in February demanding coal plants compensate local populations for the health burden they cause.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Why should people in Singrauli be expected to live terrible lives filled with pollution to fuel India's growth?\" he asked.\u003c/p\u003e","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"4665176657c605c755cc932b821b7b51","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"centered","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-29 15:48:34.26","longerReadName":"The energy capital powering India and poisoning its residents","title":"full width","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"photo","multimediaType2":"photo","multimediaType1":"flourish","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"Coal investment","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","multimediaField1":"visualisation/19853733?1482596","body21":"\u003cp\u003eIndia relies on coal for 70% of its electricity. The government has said it will use coal for power generation \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/india-sees-no-transition-away-coal-foreseeable-future-2022-11-09/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003euntil at least 2040\u003c/a\u003e, and has not yet given an official timeline for phasing out its use.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to a flagship climate science report from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FullReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eUnited Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\u003c/a\u003e, global coal use has to fall by 80% from 2010 levels by 2030 to meet the global aim to hold warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarita Kewat, 40, said her family was feeling the fallout from the coal mining in the region.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer home in Muher village, which has been in the family for three generations, is on land that has been marked for clearance to expand one of the coal mines that feeds NTPC Vindhyachal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen land is marked for coal digging, residents are required by law to vacate the premises and be compensated.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.3d01cc8f-292a-45fe-91f3-8cb5b5893d9b","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"full width","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-29 15:08:24.864","publishDate":"2024-10-29 15:08:24.864","caption":"Jagat Narayan Vishwakarma is an activist who has filed court cases against coal power industry to demand accountability on heavy metal pollution in Renukoot, India, on August 30, 2024. 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He gave up his house to the coal industry to receive compensation and is now living in a tent.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I don't know what to do,\" said 22-year old Tomar.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReporting: Bhasker Tripathi\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditing: Jonathan Hemming, Ana Nicolaci and Jack Graham\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography:\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTanmoy Bhaduri\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGraphics: Diana Baptista\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction: Amber Milne\u003c/p\u003e","publishDate":"2024-10-29 15:43:18.063","body":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the lack of green energy plans in Singrauli, current coal mines are expected to exhaust their reserves over the next 15 to 20 years, meaning the local population may soon have to start to transition out of a coal economy anyway, said Pai from the Swaniti Initiative.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNTPC Vindhyachal and other coal plants and mines provide hundreds of thousands of jobs in the region so a lot of people would be affected.\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"cd2335df-61fb-40f5-b4a1-e44c6af06ee3","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"c775fb1b1b8ad6672c6d624c1ad2328f","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"centered","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-29 15:43:18.063","longerReadName":"The energy capital powering India and poisoning its residents","title":"full width","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"photo","multimediaType1":"photo","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"Just energy transition","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","body21":"\u003cp\u003eThe industry employs people directly, such as coal machine operators and truck drivers, but also helps sustain the regional economy, providing jobs to people in services, such as in restaurants and grocery shops.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is important to study people's skills, their aspirations and what new sectors can come in, to provide alternate jobs to people employed by coal,\" said Pai, who is researching future employment opportunities in the Singrauli region.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePai said Singrauli was unlikely to benefit from job opportunities in green energy any time soon.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 70% of India's solar capacity, for example, is concentrated in the south and west of the country, far away from coal-bearing areas such as Singrauli, and that is where green energy jobs are typically located, he said.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe uncertainty of future job opportunities is particularly worrying as some in the region are already struggling to make ends meet.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.29a73fcf-b9f9-42f6-b26a-1ca91f3e56a4","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"full width","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-29 14:58:02.152","publishDate":"2024-10-29 14:58:02.152","caption":"Vikas Kumar Tomar felled his house in Muher village to receive compensation after the land was marked for the expansion of coal mining in Singrauli, India, on August 28, 2024. 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Nearly all fired by coal, closing these plants could accelerate the global transition to net zero.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what would it take to close them?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Context\u0026rsquo;s new series, our correspondents take a closer look at the opportunities and challenges presented by tackling Super Polluters. We spoke to coal miners, plant workers, politicians and more to understand what the barriers are.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalysis of coal power often focuses on national-level emissions or specific companies, missing the local contexts. Super Polluters are responsible for powering millions of homes and employing thousands of people.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the city depending on \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/long-read/workers-at-europes-dirtiest-power-plant-wary-of-life-after-coal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eEurope\u0026rsquo;s largest power plant\u003c/a\u003e, to \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/long-read/the-energy-capital-powering-india-and-poisoning-its-residents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eIndia\u0026rsquo;s energy capital\u003c/a\u003e ravaged by health issues, our reporting gets to the heart of one of the biggest challenges facing the world today.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs leaders consider the future of coal, what will it take to slash emissions from the world\u0026rsquo;s dirtiest power plants? And how can the communities which depend on them find a green future?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"numberOfSupportersToShow":"0","url":"/content.f209f6d4-c420-42f8-bb1e-9bbf434dbde8","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","publishedDate":"Thu Oct 31 17:21:00 UTC 2024","teaser":"The world's largest coal-fired power plants fuel economies and climate change","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","enhancedCollectionTheme":{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-11-01 11:51:19.422","primaryColour":"#292526","publishDate":"2024-11-01 11:51:19.422","title":"Super polluters","baseType":"CONTENT","inode":"64dd15ca-43da-4821-923d-9bec5f1ddec7","archived":false,"host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","working":true,"locked":false,"stInode":"3335c0ee6413bbdd1f76c0c58005693f","contentType":"CollectionTheme","live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","identifier":"ffa9e9dbaf73736c843de0393b822ecd","languageId":1,"url":"/content.bb49b064-fc2b-48f6-afc7-df02f9e85df9","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"color_lens"},"articlesAndOpinions":[{"publishDate":"2024-10-31 16:55:10.903","contentLevel":"Live","updatedDate":"2024-10-31 16:40:00.0","inode":"aac1432e-5098-402b-8b39-48488bfc7ca9","bodyPart21":"\u003ch2\u003eWhy is China developing new coal?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2022, Beijing said it would keep building coal-powered plants and approved \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-new-coal-plants-set-become-costly-second-fiddle-renewables-2023-03-22/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e106 gigawatts of new coal-fired\u003c/a\u003e capacity: the most since 2015 and enough to power all of Britain. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomestic electricity demand is growing and reached a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-power-demand-growing-faster-than-expected-2024-industry-association-says-2024-10-29/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003erecord peak\u003c/a\u003e this summer due to high temperatures, according to the China Electricity Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecurity concerns over energy shortfalls have also led to a rash of new power permits being granted in recent years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina said its new facilities aim to \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-plunging-coal-plant-approvals-signal-energy-policy-pivot-report-says-2024-08-22/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eguarantee enough power\u003c/a\u003e to meet peak demand as well as back up its renewable capacity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","userNeed":"Give me context","contentSubtype":"explainer","identifier":"f0d5d875692852e9246c5b7073a5ff52","goDeeperStory2":"d52af890186c39cd0af9838ab961db92","goDeeperStory3":"91b6d81b6090aecc5c39abdfe9742227","goDeeperStory1":"75c3de84d7343e35dbcc864e7de65ff3","howWeGotHereStory1ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-plunging-coal-plant-approvals-signal-energy-policy-pivot-report-says-2024-08-22/","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"homepageHeadline":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","hostName":"context.news","archived":false,"bodyPart41":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat is China doing to transition away from coal?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina says it will start \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/chinas-coal-country-full-steam-ahead-with-new-power-plants-despite-climate-2023-11-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ephasing down coal after 2025\u003c/a\u003e but it is unclear whether new plants will still be approved.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to expanding its renewable sector, China has started decommissioning coal-fired plants and is integrating\u0026nbsp; renewables in its new coal projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/chinas-coal-country-full-steam-ahead-with-new-power-plants-despite-climate-2023-11-30/\u0026nbsp;%20\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003enew mega-plant\u003c/a\u003e Yushen Yuheng in China's coal heartland is replacing 702 MW of power from small, less-efficient plants and its construction includes 60 MW of wind power, 260 MW of solar and 100,000 tons annually of carbon capture.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is a global leader in green jobs and has nearly 4.6 million people \u003ca href=\"https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/10/renewable-energy-jobs-irena-ilo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eemployed in the solar power sector\u003c/a\u003e, according to the World Economic Forum.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut a recent study by the Beijing Institute of Technology stressed the need for policy to support the creation of new industries and jobs, and the retraining of workers during the clean energy transition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina could \u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420724006573#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20the%20International%20Labour,et%20al.%2C%202022)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003elose 8.2 million jobs\u003c/a\u003e in its coal supply chain, with renewables filling a quarter of those, researchers found.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Reporting by Beatrice Tridimas; editing by Lyndsay Griffiths.)\u003c/p\u003e","headline":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","whatSTheContext":"The world's largest polluter continues to build coal-fired power plants alongside renewable energy investments","URL_MAP_FOR_CONTENT":"/justTransition/why-is-china-upping-coal-power-despite-green-energy-boom","url":"/content.aac1432e-5098-402b-8b39-48488bfc7ca9","bodyPart31":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat capacity for renewable energy does China have?\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina had over \u003ca href=\"https://www.irena.org/Data/View-data-by-topic/Capacity-and-Generation/Country-Rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e750,000 megawatts\u003c/a\u003e (MW) of renewable energy capacity from wind and solar in 2022, the most of any country in the world and three times that of the next biggest, the United States, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWind and solar capacity in China are expected to surpass coal generation, according to GEM, and have already helped drive a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-plunging-coal-plant-approvals-signal-energy-policy-pivot-report-says-2024-08-22/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e7% drop in coal power\u003c/a\u003e output between June 2023 and June 2024, according to joint report GEM compiled with the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut slow integration of renewable power to the grid and poor infrastructure to centres of demand are \u003ca href=\"https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/china-continues-to-lead-the-world-in-wind-and-solar-with-twice-as-much-capacity-under-construction-as-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eslowing progress\u003c/a\u003e, GEM said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","urlMap":"/justTransition/why-is-china-upping-coal-power-despite-green-energy-boom","hasLiveVersion":true,"publishedDate":"Thu Oct 31 16:40:00 UTC 2024","country":[{"China":"China"}],"primarySection":"climate","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eThe world has pledged to wean itself off 'dirty' coal to slow the pace of climate change, so why is China - already the world's top producer and consumer of coal - upping its output?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is home to dozens of \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epolluting coal-fired power plants\u003c/a\u003e and emits more greenhouse gasses than any other nation.\u003c/p\u003e","source":"Context","body":"\u003cp\u003eThe world has pledged to wean itself off 'dirty' coal to slow the pace of climate change, so why is China - already the world's top producer and consumer of coal - upping its output?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is home to dozens of \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epolluting coal-fired power plants\u003c/a\u003e and emits more greenhouse gasses than any other nation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut to keep global warming below the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) threshold, countries must \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/from-taking-stock-to-taking-action/executive-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003equit their coal habit\u003c/a\u003e, retire plants early and run existing plants less, according to the International Energy Agency.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina has said the country will start cutting coal between \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-says-china-will-phase-down-coal-consumption-over-2026-2030-2021-04-22/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e2026 and 2030\u003c/a\u003e but is yet to commit to a full phase-out.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a smart hedge ahead of losing its coal, China has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy - but continues to \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/china-2023-coal-power-approvals-rose-putting-climate-targets-risk-2024-02-22/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003edevelop harmful coal-fired power\u003c/a\u003e in the interim. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are the facts about coal and China you need to know:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is China\u0026rsquo;s coal industry?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina mined a record \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-has-more-than-1-bln-tonsyear-new-coal-mines-pipeline-report-says-2024-09-10/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e4.7 billion metric tons\u003c/a\u003e of coal in 2023 and is developing mines to produce an extra billion tons each year, according to U.S.-based Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a non-governmental organisation that tracks energy projects.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn coal-intensive regions such as Shaanxi, in northern China, coal mining employs up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-in-net-zero-transitions/executive-summary\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e8% of the local workforce\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClimate justice advocates say countries that rely heavily on coal for jobs face a \u003ca href=\"https://www.wri.org/insights/countries-phasing-out-coal-power-fastest#:~:text=China%20is%20predicted%20to%20reach,role%20for%20decades%20to%20come\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eharder transition\u003c/a\u003e to clean energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts two biggest polluting power plants \u0026ndash; Togtoh Power Station in Inner Mongolia and Huadian Laizhou in Shandong province \u0026ndash; each produced over 27 million tons of CO2 in 2022, according to Climate Trace, an organisation that tracks greenhouse gas emissions through tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pollution from each mega-plant roughly matches the emissions of seven standard coal-fired power plants, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator#results\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eU.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","howWeGotHereStory1Title":"China's plunging coal plant approvals signal energy policy pivot, report says","numberOfSponsorsToShow":0,"multimediaSource":"Youtube","seoHeadline":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"0c1fe4e050678a90a8e3295d2d5f3fd9","contentType":"ContextArticle","howWeGotHereStory2ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/china-2023-coal-power-approvals-rose-putting-climate-targets-risk-2024-02-22/","urlTitle":"why-is-china-upping-coal-power-despite-green-energy-boom","typeOfContent":"evergreen","primaryTopic":"justTransition","howWeGotHereStory2Title":"China 2023 coal power approvals rose, putting climate targets at risk","region":"AsiaPacific","modDate":"2024-10-31 16:55:10.903","title":"Why is China upping coal power despite green energy boom?","multimediaType3":"flourish","multimediaType2":"flourish","multimediaType1":"flourish","baseType":"CONTENT","working":true,"howWeGotHereStory3ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-has-more-than-1-bln-tonsyear-new-coal-mines-pipeline-report-says-2024-09-10/","live":true,"owner":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","multimediaField3":"story/2671062?1683519","multimediaField2":"story/2668972?1683519","multimediaField1":"visualisation/19928723?1683519","howWeGotHereStory3Title":"China has more than 1 billion tons/year of new coal mines in pipeline, report says","languageId":1,"articleTags":[{"Cleanpower":"Clean power"},{"Fossilfuels":"Fossil fuels"},{"Net-zero":"Net-zero"},{"Climatepolicy":"Climate policy"}],"otherSectionsAndTopics":[{"NetZero":"CLI - Net Zero"}],"numberOfSupportersToShow":0,"titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Beatrice Tridimas","modUser":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","leadMediaType":"Photo","teaser":"The world's largest polluter continues to build coal-fired power plants alongside renewable energy investments","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"keyboard"},{"publishDate":"2024-10-31 09:42:43.269","contentLevel":"Live","updatedDate":"2024-10-29 11:27:00.0","inode":"8e1b4d95-bde3-41f2-b0ac-fcf8eea34399","bodyPart21":"\u003cp\u003eAnalysis of coal power often focuses on national-level emissions or specific companies, which can miss the local contexts of the world's largest polluters and the development priorities they support.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany super polluting plants, for example, are in China and developing Asian countries, where growing electricity demand is fuelling reliance on coal-fired power.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When you replace coal, you need to replace the services that it provides,\" said Carlos Fern\u0026aacute;ndez Alvarez, chief coal expert at the International Energy Agency (IEA). \"If you close the coal mine, life in that town won't be the same.\"\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeeting global climate targets to restrict global warming to 1.5 C requires a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-3/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003erapid shift away from coal\u003c/a\u003e, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt last year's U.N. COP28 \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/without-fairness-fossil-fuel-phase-out-flounders-at-cop28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclimate talks in Dubai\u003c/a\u003e, world leaders agreed for the first time to a \"just, orderly and equitable\" transition away from fossil fuels, and will meet in Baku, Azerbaijan next month to discuss how to finance developing countries' efforts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut governments have to balance these commitments with keeping the lights on, with global electricity demand expected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-set-to-rise-strongly-this-year-and-next-reflecting-its-expanding-role-in-energy-systems-around-the-world\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003egrow by 4%\u003c/a\u003e this year, according to the IEA.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","userNeed":"Broaden my perspective","contentSubtype":"none","identifier":"75c3de84d7343e35dbcc864e7de65ff3","goDeeperStory2":"d52af890186c39cd0af9838ab961db92","goDeeperStory3":"91b6d81b6090aecc5c39abdfe9742227","goDeeperStory1":"3ee4e23c5d27babd79fa20089510dd7b","howWeGotHereStory1ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/india-asks-utilities-order-33-bln-equipment-this-year-boost-coal-power-output-2024-07-03/","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"homepageHeadline":"Super polluting coal plants fuel economies and the climate crisis","hostName":"context.news","archived":false,"bodyPart41":"\u003ch2\u003e'Just, orderly and equitable'\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs countries consider the future of coal, Fern\u0026aacute;ndez Alvarez from the IEA said zoning in on individual plants demonstrated the scale of the just transition challenge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn coal-intensive regions, the entire local economy may rely on the industry, presenting the challenge of not just finding new jobs for those directly engaged in the sector, but also the many others in the supply chain and services.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Belchatow, Poland, for example, the most polluting power plant in Europe is the biggest employer in the region, with some \u003ca href=\"https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/24/9621\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e20,000 people working\u003c/a\u003e in the plant, mines and other coal-linked sectors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA region developed around a single industry needs to diversify, said Antonina Scheer, a policy fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When it comes to coal, if there's no other natural resources there, it's not obvious what you do with that area,\" said Scheer. It is also hard to attract finance for reskilling workers, she said.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFunding the transition\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinancing the shift away from coal remains a key challenge for leaders at the next COP meeting in Azerbaijan.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be hard to get financing to close plants, which may have debts or power purchase agreements to supply electricity for decades to come, especially for countries with younger plants expected to generate returns on investment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile clean energy attracts investment because it has clear returns, shuttering power plants is costly and often falls to the public sector, the Grantham Institute's Scheer said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The closure is always much more difficult to find financing,\" she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne option for generating finance is the burgeoning carbon credit market that offers companies credits in exchange for money towards removing carbon from the atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Rockefeller Foundation's Coal to Clean Credits initiative, for example, future carbon saved by early retirement of power plants generates credits to cover costs like lost revenue to asset owners, investing in clean power and worker compensation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoal-dependent low-income countries such as Vietnam and South Africa are also seeking investment from wealthy governments through Just Energy Transition Partnerships.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut so far, \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-justice/uncertainty-over-coal-jobs-ahead-of-south-africa-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eprogress has been slow\u003c/a\u003e, with poorer nations unwilling to transition away from coal without significant grants from richer countries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Reporting by Beatrice Tridimas and Jack Graham; Additional reporting by Bhasker Tripathi, Joanna Gill and Kim Harrisberg; Editing by Jon Hemming.)\u003c/p\u003e","headline":"Super polluting coal plants fuel economies and the climate crisis","whatSTheContext":"Moving on from the world's dirtiest power plants presents a huge climate opportunity but social risk","URL_MAP_FOR_CONTENT":"/justTransition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis","url":"/content.c6dc6e05-a7e9-4586-872d-1c7041b90d63","bodyPart31":"\u003ch2\u003ePhase out or phase down?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndia and China were home to 52 of the world's top 100 polluting plants in 2022, according to satellite data from \u003ca href=\"https://climatetrace.org/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClimate Trace\u003c/a\u003e, an organisation that uses technology to track greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe countries have yet to commit to phasing out coal, instead prioritising electricity supply, including a rapid expansion of renewable energy to complement coal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, there are no plans yet to shut down India's largest super polluting power plant, Vindhyachal STPP, given the 4.76 gigawatts it supplies to hundreds of thousands of homes in India each year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plant is piloting carbon capture to try to \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/net-zero/cop28-climate-dispute-what-are-unabated-fossil-fuels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecurb emissions\u003c/a\u003e, but these technologies are yet to be proven at a scale to make a meaningful dent in fossil fuel emissions. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is harder for developing nations with growing populations and energy demands to move away from coal, said Dina Azhgaliyeva, a senior researcher at the Asian Development Bank Institute.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDeveloping Asian countries need investment to help build up battery storage technology to level out a varying supply, Azhgaliyeva said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reliable energy supply is really important before shutting down power plants,\" she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","urlMap":"/justTransition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis","hasLiveVersion":true,"publishedDate":"Tue Oct 29 11:27:00 UTC 2024","country":[{"Global":"Global"},{"China":"China"},{"India":"India"},{"Poland":"Poland"}],"primarySection":"climate","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eShuttering the world's dirtiest power plants could help to eliminate vast amounts of planet-heating emissions that are threatening \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/what-is-the-world-doing-about-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003einternational climate goals\u003c/a\u003e of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom India to Poland, these \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/net-zero/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esuper polluting power plants\u003c/a\u003e most often run on coal and emit tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","source":"Context","body":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLargest coal plants have disproportionate climate impact\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShutting coal plants has social and economic consequences\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinance for plant closures more difficult than renewables\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONDON - Shuttering the world's dirtiest power plants could help to eliminate vast amounts of planet-heating emissions that are threatening \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/what-is-the-world-doing-about-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003einternational climate goals\u003c/a\u003e of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom India to Poland, these \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esuper polluting power plants\u003c/a\u003e most often run on coal and emit tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut simply shutting them down is no easy feat.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContext spoke with workers and experts across the globe about the social and economic barriers to bringing an end to \"super polluter\" coal-fired power plants that have a disproportionate impact on climate change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There is a small set of very egregious emitters that are responsible for the lion's share of carbon pollution emitted by the sector,\" said Don Grant, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder who focuses on high-polluting power plants.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to his research, the top 10 highest emitting power plants in 2018 released carbon at rates up to \u003ca href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1/pdf\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e75% higher\u003c/a\u003e per unit of electrical power than other plants in their countries, underscoring the importance of focusing the climate fight on super-polluting coal-fired plants.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","howWeGotHereStory1Title":"Exclusive: India asks utilities to order $33 billion in equipment this year to boost coal power output","numberOfSponsorsToShow":0,"multimediaSource":"Youtube","seoHeadline":"Super polluting coal plants fuel economies and the climate 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Deeper","baseType":"CONTENT","working":true,"howWeGotHereStory3ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop28-deal-fossil-fuels-gives-impetus-just-transition-2023-12-18/","live":true,"owner":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","multimediaField3":"visualisation/19927537?1683519","multimediaField2":"visualisation/19872385?1683519","howWeGotHereStory3Title":"Explainer: COP28 deal on fossil fuels gives impetus to 'just transition'","languageId":1,"articleTags":[{"Cleanpower":"Clean power"},{"Fossilfuels":"Fossil fuels"},{"Energyefficiency":"Energy efficiency"},{"Net-zero":"Net-zero"},{"Climatepolicy":"Climate policy"}],"otherSectionsAndTopics":[{"NetZero":"CLI - Net Zero"}],"numberOfSupportersToShow":0,"titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Beatrice Tridimas","modUser":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","leadMediaType":"Photo","teaser":"Moving on from the world's dirtiest power plants presents a huge climate opportunity but social risk","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"keyboard"},{"publishDate":"2024-11-12 15:35:53.313","contentLevel":"Live","updatedDate":"2024-11-12 10:45:00.0","inode":"7415bcf9-590c-4041-bdef-4f70405f262b","bodyPart21":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich countries use the most coal energy and why?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile coal use is gradually falling, Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine led to global demand \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-2023/executive-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003erising to record highs.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than half the world's \u003ca href=\"https://climatetrace.org/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etop 100 polluting power plants\u003c/a\u003e are in China and India, according to satellite data from Climate Trace, an organisation that tracks greenhouse gas emissions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina is expected to reach peak coal in 2025, but has pledged to wind down its use by 2030, but India has no plans to retire coal plants before that year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShutting an industry that employs hundreds of thousands of workers, in both mines and plants, is costly and complex.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolutions for financing such a big transition include the Asian Development Bank's Energy Transition Mechanism and the European Union's Just Transition Fund.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut more money is needed to support developing countries, say climate finance analysts.\u003c/p\u003e","userNeed":"Give me 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managed to quit coal power?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany European countries have \u003ca href=\"https://www.wri.org/insights/countries-phasing-out-coal-power-fastest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ephased out coal power completely. \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreece and Britain were the fastest, followed by Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Romania and Germany, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.wri.org/insights/countries-phasing-out-coal-power-fastest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWorld Resources Institute.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutside Europe, the fastest reductions were in the United States, Israel and Chile.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the IEA, ramping up renewables, improving energy efficiency, cutting methane emissions and increasing electrification with new technologies could deliver \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-roadmap-a-global-pathway-to-keep-the-15-0c-goal-in-reach/executive-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003emore than 80% of the drop in emissions\u003c/a\u003e needed by 2030.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountries with the quickest coal exit plans generally have high incomes\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c/strong\u003esmall populations, lower electricity demands and relied on coal imports and ageing power plants.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut even countries with large coal mining sectors, like Greece and the United States, were able to reduce coal power.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a just transition?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA just transition would ensure that workers and affected communities do not pay an excessive price as their nations switch to a future free of fossil fuels.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe International Labour Organization defines it as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilo.org/regions-and-countries/europe-and-central-asia/areas-work/enterprises-development/green-jobs-and-just-transition-eastern-europe-and-central-asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\"greening the economy\"\u003c/a\u003e in a fair and inclusive way, and a switch that spawns job opportunities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne example is via financial support.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, the EU is due to pay Poland 3.85 billion euros ($4 billion), the largest slice of the bloc's 17-billion-euro ($19-billion) Just Transition Fund.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fund aims to support people most affected with retraining in renewable energy, compensation, and financial lifelines to coal-rich regions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis article was updated on November 12, 2024 to include a new report from the Coal Transmission Commission.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Reporting by Joanna Gill; Editing by Lyndsay Griffiths.)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","urlMap":"/justTransition/peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit","hasLiveVersion":true,"publishedDate":"Thu Oct 17 11:00:00 UTC 2024","country":[{"Global":"Global"}],"primarySection":"climate","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eCoal has powered the world's factories, heated homes and fuelled economies for two centuries and it is still \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-mid-year-update-july-2024/demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewidely used to generate electricity\u003c/a\u003e despite global promises to kick the habit and save the climate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and a big emitter of planet-warming carbon dioxide.\u003c/p\u003e","source":"Context","body":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal coal use expected to peak this year\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina and India have majority of worst-polluting coal\u0026nbsp;plants\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany European countries have phased out coal completely\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBRUSSELS -\u0026nbsp;Coal has powered the world's factories, heated homes and fuelled economies for two centuries and it is still \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-mid-year-update-july-2024/demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewidely used to generate electricity\u003c/a\u003e despite global promises to kick the habit and save the climate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and a big emitter of planet-warming carbon dioxide.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt U.N. COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, the Coal Transition Commission, chaired by France and Indonesia, published its first report on how to finance, accelerate and scale up the \u003ca href=\"https://poweringpastcoal.org/news/ambitious-action-on-coal-phase-out-must-underpin-the-2025-ndcs/#:~:text=Co-chaired%20by%20the%20governments,and%20clean%20energy%20for%20all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003emove from coal to clean energy.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench Energy Minister Agn\u0026egrave;s Pannier-Runacher, said the report laid out a clear path towards raising the billions needed for the transition so that \"no country has to choose between fighting poverty and fighting climate change\".\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoal use must \u003ca href=\"https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-3/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003efall by 80% from 2010 levels\u003c/a\u003e by 2030 to meet the global aim to hold warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, in line with the 2016 Paris climate agreement, according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's what you need to know about burning coal, how it affects climate change and which countries are phasing out coal-fired plants.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is burning coal so bad for the planet?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurning coal produces large quantities of polluting emissions that contribute to respiratory illnesses.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also releases carbon dioxide, which traps heat in the atmosphere, \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/why-is-the-weather-becoming-more-extreme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eleading to climate change\u003c/a\u003e and impacts ranging from drought to wildfires, floods to tropical storms.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe power sector must be \u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-in-net-zero-transitions/executive-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecompletely decarbonised in advanced economies\u003c/a\u003e by 2035, and worldwide by 2040, to keep temperature rises within 1.5C, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet every year, about 15.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide are \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/more-than-800-coal-plants-worldwide-could-be-profitably-decommissioned-research-2024-06-17/#:~:text=Around%2015.5%20billion%20metric%20tons,threshold%20of%201.5%20degrees%20Celsius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eemitted into the atmosphere\u003c/a\u003e by coal power stations.\u003c/p\u003e","howWeGotHereStory1Title":"COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework","numberOfSponsorsToShow":0,"multimediaSource":"Youtube","seoHeadline":"How do coal-fired power plants help drive climate change?","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"0c1fe4e050678a90a8e3295d2d5f3fd9","contentType":"ContextArticle","howWeGotHereStory2ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop29-what-are-key-issues-un-climate-summit-baku-2024-11-07/","urlTitle":"peak-coal-predicted-this-year-despite-promises-to-quit","typeOfContent":"evergreen","primaryTopic":"justTransition","howWeGotHereStory2Title":"COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?","modDate":"2024-11-12 15:35:53.313","title":"How do coal-fired power plants help drive climate change?","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"photo","multimediaType1":"Go Deeper","baseType":"CONTENT","working":true,"howWeGotHereStory3ReutersLink":"https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/britain-become-first-g7-country-end-coal-power-last-plant-closes-2024-09-29/","live":true,"owner":"user-051a318d-d568-4f79-a525-a0aa2413719e","howWeGotHereStory3Title":"Britain to become first G7 country to end coal power as last plant closes","languageId":1,"articleTags":[{"Cleanpower":"Clean power"},{"Fossilfuels":"Fossil fuels"},{"Net-zero":"Net-zero"}],"otherSectionsAndTopics":[{"NetZero":"CLI - Net Zero"}],"numberOfSupportersToShow":0,"titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Noah Anthony Zbigniew Enahoro","modUser":"user-051a318d-d568-4f79-a525-a0aa2413719e","leadMediaType":"Photo","teaser":"Success at COP29 hinges on China and India, but there is still time to switch from coal and save the planet, experts say","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"keyboard"}],"podcastEpisode":[],"enhancedSummary":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-11-01 11:48:10.696","publishDate":"2024-11-01 11:48:10.696","title":"sec 1","body":"\u003cp\u003eThe world\u0026rsquo;s dirtiest power plants have a disproportionate impact on climate change. Nearly all fired by coal, closing these plants could accelerate the global transition to net zero.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what would it take to close them?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Context\u0026rsquo;s new series, our correspondents take a closer look at the opportunities and challenges presented by tackling Super Polluters. 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Critics say it is also bad for businesses.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tackle the issue, President Joe Biden's administration is advancing a \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/biden-heat-rule-likely-still-years-away-as-climate-crisis-worsens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003efirst-of-its-kind proposal \u003c/a\u003eto safeguard indoor and outdoor workers from extreme heat, but it could be years before the new rules take effect.\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"87861e45-73dd-4230-9d83-fb36ea45b2a6","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"da58b7b41886f34674dad2111c8a7f53","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"centered","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-09-27 14:26:59.018","longerReadName":"Unprotected by laws, US workers pay the cost of record summer heat","title":"no title","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"none","multimediaType1":"flourish","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"section one heatdata","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","multimediaField1":"visualisation/19266297?1482596","body21":"\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, a handful of states have set their own heat protection rules. But others, like Texas and Florida, have blocked local authorities from introducing regulations, including even rules on access to water and rest breaks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is common sense that people working under the heat need water, breaks and shade. But when employers do not provide these simple measures, the cost is the worker's life,\" said Abigail Kerfoot, a lawyer with the Centre for Migrants' Rights, which has offices in Mexico and the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.9edd7253-851b-4e45-86fd-a8155a628d5f","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"no title","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[],"multimediaFileUpload1":[]},{"body31":"\u003cp\u003eA 2018 study by the Farmworker Association of Florida and the Emory School of Nursing found that 33% of farm workers had suffered \u003ca href=\"https://www.nursing.emory.edu/initiatives/girasoles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eacute kidney injury\u003c/a\u003e on at least one workday and 81% were dehydrated post-shift on a typical workday.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Every week we receive complaints from workers saying that they're working under temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius without any fans. It is inhumane and cruel,\" said Ernesto Ru\u0026iacute;z, research coordinator at the Farmworker Association of Florida.\u003c/p\u003e","publishDate":"2024-09-27 14:29:18.786","body":"\u003cp\u003eKenia Rodriguez works in a warehouse making plastic goods in Houston, Texas. Four of her coworkers fainted in a single day because of the high temperatures, she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have been dehydrated, with dizziness, vomit and headaches. I have felt close to fainting, with my body dripping with cold sweat, but burning from the heat in the warehouse,\" Rodriguez said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as a mother of five children, Rodriguez needs to make a living and taking time off hurts her finances.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther workers said they regularly experienced adverse physical and psychological symptoms from working in extreme temperatures.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the human body remains at a high temperature for too long it can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/extreme-heat/about/index.html#:~:text=Heat%2Drelated%20illnesses%2C%20like%20heat,it%20can%20cool%20itself%20down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003edamage vital organs\u003c/a\u003e, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"7c4b7d6d-f7fc-408e-a84a-1d0aa2d2b2bd","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"494b33b5a23cb9fcbbef2f474c5d0967","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"centered","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-09-27 14:29:18.786","longerReadName":"Unprotected by laws, US workers pay the cost of record summer heat","title":"full width","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"flourish","multimediaType1":"flourish","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"Health risks","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","multimediaField2":"visualisation/19266597?1482596","multimediaField1":"visualisation/19479850?1482596","body21":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's not just heat stroke, you can have heat-induced cardiac arrest. The heat can combine with the issue of dehydration and cause kidney failure ... it can really sneak up on you,\" said Juley Fulcher with the advocacy group Public Citizen.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide, nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/how-can-workers-be-protected-from-extreme-heat\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e19,000 people die every year\u003c/a\u003e and 26.2 million people are living with chronic kidney diseases linked to workplace heat stress, according to the U.N.'s International Labour Organization.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the United States, \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/closer-look-heat-related-workplace-death\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e986 workers died from exposure to heat\u003c/a\u003e between 1992 and 2022, with the construction industry accounting for 34% of all deaths, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. farmworkers are 35 times more likely to die \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8861180/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003efrom heat-related causes\u003c/a\u003e than other workers, studies have found.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.e75bef4c-07d2-41b6-8226-5265c9ba8423","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"full width","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[],"multimediaFileUpload1":[]},{"body31":"\u003cp\u003eIn some industries, constant exposure to heat leaves workers fatigued and prone to mistakes that can cost lives, said Nathan Allen, who works in powerline tree clearance in Oregon and is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you're not 100% in body and mind, things get really dangerous, really quickly,\" he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Biden administration's initial proposal in July would require employers to provide cool drinking water and paid break rests when the heat index, which measures what the temperature feels like, hits 80 F (27 C).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional measures like mandatory rest breaks of 15 minutes at least every two hours would be required at 90 F (32 C).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBusiness groups have argued such standards would add costs and that one-size-fits-all rules would not work in every industry.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President Marc Freedman \u003ca href=\"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/OSHA-2021-0009-0776\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esaid in comments\u003c/a\u003e submitted to the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2022 that \"much of what makes an employee susceptible to heat illness is unpredictable, or out of the employer's control or knowledge, such as the employee's physical condition.\"\u003c/p\u003e","publishDate":"2024-09-27 14:36:15.5","body":"\u003cp\u003eConstruction worker Elder Portillo has suffered headaches, fatigue and vomiting while working under temperatures of up to 95 F (35 C) in Newark, New Jersey.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I feel my blood boiling, as if my skin was on fire. Even after taking a shower my body feels very tired and it is very difficult to wake up the next day,\" said Portillo, 37 and a father of two.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortillo and his colleagues take half hour breaks when they start to feel nauseous or dizzy, but in the summer he sometimes stops work early, losing up to $60 for the three hours he misses.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If it were up to our employer, we would keep on working - but we have to stop because the heat is unbearable,\" he said.\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"64e967bb-928f-444e-8b7a-9c532727cbf9","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"fc8f5ab5ecc819330110aab48cc7d117","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"centered","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-09-27 14:36:15.5","longerReadName":"Unprotected by laws, US workers pay the cost of record summer heat","title":"full width","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"flourish","multimediaType1":"photo","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"Cost and loss","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","multimediaField2":"story/2617077?1482596","body21":"\u003cp\u003eFulcher said U.S. industry was losing nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.citizen.org/article/heat-stress-the-cost-of-inaction/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e$100 billion a year due to workplace heat stress\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabour productivity \u003ca href=\"https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Extreme-Heat-Report-2021.pdf\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003elosses related to heat\u003c/a\u003e could reach nearly $200 billion by 2030, and $500 billion by 2050, a report by consultancy group Vivid Economics calculated.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe losses, said Fulcher, were due to workplace accidents, reduced productivity, absenteeism, higher worker's compensation payments, insurance costs, and damage to property and equipment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"And they also lose money on, let's face it, lawsuits and public goodwill, which is what their business is based on in the first place. They're already losing money, and it would be much cheaper in the vast majority of these cases for them to put these protocols in place,\" said Fulcher.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.3a1c4b48-c8de-4e22-b176-a6fdcd897acb","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"full width","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[],"multimediaFileUpload1":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-09-27 13:30:20.485","publishDate":"2024-09-27 13:30:20.485","caption":"Farmworkers said they are forced to work under extreme heat without access to shade, regular breaks or fresh water. 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If you don't, you are fired and forced to sign a piece of paper saying you're not productive enough for the company,\" said Jos\u0026eacute;, who requested that only his first name be used for fear of retaliation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoor working conditions add to the effects of heat. Jos\u0026eacute;, a foreign seasonal worker on an H2A temporary visa, described working 40 hours a week without breaks, or access to shaded areas or clean water.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor such workers, getting fired means they cannot find another job in the country and their visa will not be approved next season - a massive economic hit for them and their families, as they can earn up to $500 a week.\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"e6e1281f-04fa-4a70-974d-73332d77d291","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"0da5ea134493da7d9c3ce89095f08d5d","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"left","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-09-27 14:36:47.156","longerReadName":"Unprotected by laws, US workers pay the cost of record summer heat","title":"full width","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"none","multimediaType1":"flourish","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"Retaliation","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","multimediaField1":"visualisation/19479694?1482596","body21":"\u003cp\u003e\"There is legitimate fear of employer retaliation, especially for workers who work on a piece rate, or workers who may be undocumented or on an H2A visa,\" said Alexis Guild with the advocacy group Farmworker Justice.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMigrants who complain about working conditions get fired, are not hired in following seasons, have their pay cut, and even receive physical threats, said Kerfoot, lawyer with the Centre for Migrants' Rights.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMigrant workers are protected by the same regulations as U.S. citizens, but the threat of retaliation silences workers across a myriad of industries, from agriculture to meat packing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The risk is so high that migrant workers are limited in their choice on what to do about a situation as difficult as working under extreme heat,\" Guild said.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.690220d5-0162-4bee-9680-4e80d161bd3b","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Amber Milne","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","titleVisibility":"full width","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[],"multimediaFileUpload1":[]},{"publishDate":"2024-09-27 14:39:25.927","body":"\u003cp\u003eMarcelo Tagle and his co-workers at a fast food chain have gone on strike to demand air conditioning in the kitchen, where temperatures get as high as 90 F (32 C).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is very stressful and uncomfortable to work under an unbearable heat in which you cannot even breathe,\" said Tagle.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut striking has only been partially helpful. Instead of AC, the restaurant installed fans which mildly cool the kitchen.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFederal law has a \"general duty\" clause requiring employers to maintain basic general safety standards, but enforcement is spotty and cases can be difficult to prove.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven when workers know their rights and lodge a complaint, they can still come up empty. 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