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So I thought there must be money in this if I work hard," Ramos said, unfurling the set of tools he is learning to use in his mother’s small North Hollywood apartment.</p> <p>"I'm trying to move up in the world," he added.</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="Ex-gang member Ramon Ramos displays the tools he uses to install solar panel systems at his mother’s apartment in North Hollywood, California, May 20, 2021" 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/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4939e0707e1fd18520e3c6e478a0dbad/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Ex-gang member Ramon Ramos displays the tools he uses to install solar panel systems at his mother’s apartment in North Hollywood, California, May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Ex-gang member Ramon Ramos displays the tools he uses to install solar panel systems at his mother’s apartment in North Hollywood, California, May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>The free training program, arranged by nonprofit group GRID Alternatives, aims to launch people like Ramos into California's booming solar power industry and get solar panels installed in more low-income neighborhoods.</p> <p>It's part of a broader effort by the Los Angeles government, community groups and businesses to help California's largest city achieve its climate change and social aims at the same time.</p> <p>Los Angeles, the core of a metropolitan area of more than 12 million people, is part of the<span> </span><a href="https://www.c40.org/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C40 Cities network</a>, a group of nearly 100 major cities around the world working to drive faster action on climate change.</p> <p>The cities have each committed to delivering climate action plans designed to spur uptake of clean energy, boost adaptation to climate threats and turn the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change into an on-the-ground reality.</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="GIF of traffic on the street, with bus and cars" 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/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c0c35c2bc72e64cb03d04d3366cd3314"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>GIF of traffic on the street, with bus and cars</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>GIF of traffic on the street, with bus and cars</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Under Mayor Eric Garcetti, the chair of C40 Cities, Los Angeles has pledged to sharply curb its greenhouse gas emissions, aiming for a 45% reduction by 2025 and net zero by 2050, through measures ranging from decarbonizing the energy grid to promoting electric vehicles.</p> <p>Many of the C40 city plans also seek to harness recovery efforts from the global coronavirus pandemic, including massive new government spending, to drive a swifter green transition.</p> <p>Garcetti announced earlier this year that Los Angeles would launch its own "Green New Deal" to create over 300,000 climate-smart jobs by 2035.</p> <p>Leaders are trying to ensure the shift benefits all residents - and gives a leg-up in particular to those left behind, like Ramos.</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="Ex-gang member Ramon Ramos stands outside his mother’s apartment in North Hollywood, California, May 20, 2021" 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/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9ac7d57a69bd731146319245d87df761/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Ex-gang member Ramon Ramos stands outside his mother’s apartment in North Hollywood, California, May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Ex-gang member Ramon Ramos stands outside his mother’s apartment in North Hollywood, California, May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>“L.A. is trying to demonstrate how climate action is also a road to racial and economic justice and equity," said Lauren Faber O'Connor, the city's chief sustainability officer.</p> <p>That is a big challenge in a region racked by inequality, famous for its car culture and crisscrossed by 88 separate cities within L.A. county.</p> <p>It requires coordination between many actors, from business and community organizations to city and county agencies.</p> <p>"It’s going to be a long haul to meet our carbon-neutrality mandates," O’Connor admitted. "And we are only as strong as the partnerships we can build."</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">Clean tech's new face</h3></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="Matt Petersen, CEO of the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI), poses at his offices in Los Angeles, May 20, 2021" 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/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/a443a12a88ffdcfb54bf3edcafd802a8/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Matt Petersen, CEO of the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI), poses at his offices in Los Angeles, May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Matt Petersen, CEO of the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI), poses at his offices in Los Angeles, May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Tucked in the center of the city's trendy Arts District, the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI) is a non-profit that aims to mimic Silicon Valley start-up accelerators by investing in and nurturing green tech companies - especially those run by women and racial minorities.</p> <p>“We want to change the face of clean tech,” said Matt Petersen, LACI’s CEO, sitting in its vast offices provided by the city's Department of Water and Power for a nominal $1-a-year lease.</p> <p>LACI has worked with more than 250 start-ups, helping them raise over half a billion dollars, and has backed a dizzying array of firms, from the inventor of a new water filtration system to a company selling pavement that repels the sun's heat.</p> <p>The goal, Petersen said, is to push forward green technology firms that could struggle to find traditional investors, perhaps because their product will take longer to get to market or because the founders are not well-connected.</p> <p>LACI provides not only money but mentoring, office space, and access to a range of labs and fabrication facilities to help startups test their products.</p> <p>It takes a small stake in the companies it backs, and any profits are then plowed back into the incubator, Petersen 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="Kameale C. Terry, one of the founders of electric vehicle startup ChargeHelp! joins a video-conference at the offices of the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI), May 20, 2021" 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/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/befb5f314c9b0e6223c854e22d0eaef3/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Kameale C. Terry, one of the founders of electric vehicle startup ChargeHelp! joins a video-conference at the offices of the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI), May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Kameale C. Terry, one of the founders of electric vehicle startup ChargeHelp! joins a video-conference at the offices of the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI), May 20, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Kameale C. Terry, one of the founders of ChargerHelp!, a start-up with an app that matches electric vehicle charger technicians with jobs, said the incubator was key to helping line up a recent <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/chargerhelp-raises-2-75m-to-keep-ev-chargers-working/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$2.75 million investment in her product</a>.</p> <p>"As a start-up with two black female founders, it's been critical to have LACI help guide us, mentor us, and help find investors," she said.</p> <p>Petersen said the Los Angeles facility was unique, but "we want this to be a replicable model for other cities for how to build a green economy". </p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">Left behind</h3></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 oil pump stands in the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City in Los Angeles County, California, May 23, 2021" 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/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9b5eb57b7cf2a06c53d385222a3ad70a/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>An oil pump stands in the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City in Los Angeles County, California, May 23, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>An oil pump stands in the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City in Los Angeles County, California, May 23, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>In South Los Angeles, where swaths of neighborhoods are dominated by industrial sites in various states of abandonment, the new green economy can still feel far off to many people.</p> <p>“Our community has been in disrepair for the better part of four decades,” said Edgar Campos, the executive director of T.R.U.S.T. South-L.A., a community land trust operating in the area.</p> <p>“You can’t imagine the kinds of pollution, the lack of access to green spaces,” he added. “We are the Detroit that never gets talked about.”</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="Edgar Campos, the executive direct of T.R.U.S.T. South-L.A., a south Los Angeles community land trust, stands in front of an affordable housing residential development in Los Angeles, May 19, 2021" 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/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/9acc2a933c28b4a3635773b4959248c0/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Edgar Campos, the executive direct of T.R.U.S.T. South-L.A., a south Los Angeles community land trust, stands in front of an affordable housing residential development in Los Angeles, May 19, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Edgar Campos, the executive direct of T.R.U.S.T. South-L.A., a south Los Angeles community land trust, stands in front of an affordable housing residential development in Los Angeles, May 19, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>His organization is part of the South L.A. Climate Commons, a coalition of local groups pushing for changes such as more green space and transit-adjacent housing while fighting gentrification and displacement.</p> <p>Los Angeles has seen worsening climate change threats close up, from deadlier and more volatile wildfire seasons that endanger homes and power supplies to worsening erosion as higher sea levels eat away at its coastline.</p> <p>Increasingly extreme heatwaves - the United States' biggest weather-related killer - also are hiking health risks for many residents, particularly in poorer areas with less cash to pay for adequate cooling.</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="GIF of a landscape of the sea during sunset with mountains in the background and people walking along the beach" 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/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/29f9d50a016e1244f0e69375c202fa0a"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>GIF of a landscape of the sea during sunset with mountains in the background and people walking along the beach</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>GIF of a landscape of the sea during sunset with mountains in the background and people walking along the beach</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>One flagship initiative of the South L.A. Climate Commons is building a new green transport corridor to help locals walk and bike safely to businesses and public transport hubs in an area with few bike lanes, pedestrian crossings or shady places to walk.</p> <p>South Los Angeles has an outsize share of the city's pedestrian fatalities, said Eli Lipman, director of development and programming with MoveLA, a transit advocacy group, calling the lack of safe travel options "an issue of violence in this community".</p> <p>But progress on the new green transport corridor, due to have been in place by 2019, has been slow, Campos said, standing beside an abandoned railroad track slated to become the corridor.</p> <p>"They still need like $150 million to finish it... and we don’t know yet where that money is going to come from,” he added.</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 view of an affordable housing residential development financed with state funds from a carbon tax and built next to a train station in Los Angeles, May 19, 2021" 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/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/c484912abf16f56417b080cf3cec69c5/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>A view of an affordable housing residential development financed with state funds from a carbon tax and built next to a train station in Los Angeles, May 19, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>A view of an affordable housing residential development financed with state funds from a carbon tax and built next to a train station in Los Angeles, May 19, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>A spokesperson for the L.A County Metro Authority, which owns the land, said the project was still moving forward but that its complexity - it traverses 5 miles and crosses over 20 intersections - had increased the cost by more than $40 million.</p> <p>A contract to build the corridor was expected to be awarded in January, with construction expected to take 32 months, they said.</p> <p>But there are other emerging bright spots in South Los Angeles too.</p> <p>A few miles away, Campos shows off what a greener future might look like: an affordable housing development, financed in part by state funds from a carbon tax, built right next to a new train station.</p> <p>“I want to replicate this many, many times over,” he said.</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">Going electric</h3></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 electric car, part of a car-sharing network, charges in downtown Los Angeles, May 18, 2021" 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/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bca16dfdd29b6da161cb941d0043f47d/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>An electric car, part of a car-sharing network, charges in downtown Los Angeles, May 18, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>An electric car, part of a car-sharing network, charges in downtown Los Angeles, May 18, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Across Los Angeles, city officials see reducing the time Angelinos spend in their cars as a key part of the climate-change fight.</p> <p>The city has set a goal to cut the average daily drive for residents from 15 miles a day now to 13 miles by 2025 and 9 miles by 2035.</p> <p>To help with that, the city’s Department of Transportation recently placed what it says is the largest-ever single order for an electric bus fleet - 155 buses at a cost of $104 million.</p> <p>It also is expanding 15 above-ground rail lines, a move the mayor’s office called the largest expansion of transit in the United States right now.</p> <p>“L.A. is where the notion of urban sprawl initially developed and now we have to reckon with that,” said Colin Sweeney, the department's director of public information, as he surveyed the growing electric bus fleet in a depot downtown.</p> <p>“We know the future cannot be everyone in cars - and this is our investment in that.”</p> <p>The city plans to have an<span> </span><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/mother-lode-chapter/1769%20ZEB-Overview_FactSheet_02_low.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">all-electric bus fleet by 2040</a>, with each vehicle eliminating the equivalent of the annual emissions of 350 cars each year, according to the Sierra Club.</p> <p>For Angelinos who do drive, the city has become home to the <a href="https://www.ladwpnews.com/mayor-garcetti-announces-the-city-has-helped-install-10000-ev-chargers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">largest concentration of private electric vehicle charging stations</a> in the United States, in a city where more than<span> </span><a href="https://laedc.org/2020/03/01/laedc-ev-industry-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">60,000 electric vehicles now operate</a>, according to the mayor's office. </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="Albert Flores, a supervisor in charge of training new bus drivers, stands inside an electric bus – part of an expanding city fleet - at a depot in downtown Los Angeles, May 18, 2021" 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/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/8616fc2ef53f19bece3ab84516da1e62/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Albert Flores, a supervisor in charge of training new bus drivers, stands inside an electric bus – part of an expanding city fleet - at a depot in downtown Los Angeles, May 18, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Albert Flores, a supervisor in charge of training new bus drivers, stands inside an electric bus – part of an expanding city fleet - at a depot in downtown Los Angeles, May 18, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>But including low-income Angelinos in the switch can be a challenge, as electric cars are still significantly more expensive then gas-powered models.</p> <p>To bridge the gap, the city has helped to roll out a pilot electric vehicle sharing program, called BlueLA, giving discounted membership to low-income residents.</p> <p>It's a first of its kind in the United States - but so far it operates only about 100 vehicles and getting poorer neighborhoods to accept charging stations has been an uphill battle.</p> <p>"When it first started, no one wanted much to do with it - they associated (electric car sharing) with gentrification,” said Anita Tang, carshare manager at the transport department.</p> <p>But eventually the scheme - with a cheap subscription fee of $1 a month and costing 15 cents a minute for low-income users - drew people in, and the program is now hoping to add dozens more charging stations and hundreds more vehicles, Tang 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="Community environmental justice activists Jaquelyn Badejo (L) and her mother Linda Cleveland (R) stand in their Watts neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California, May 17, 2021" 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/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b98f4c378ac1017f45af70dfb6e2b864/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Community environmental justice activists Jaquelyn Badejo (L) and her mother Linda Cleveland (R) stand in their Watts neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California, May 17, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Community environmental justice activists Jaquelyn Badejo (L) and her mother Linda Cleveland (R) stand in their Watts neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California, May 17, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Across town, in the working class neighborhood of Watts, residents still find it hard to imagine electric vehicles will become the norm.</p> <p>“Very few people have electric cars around here,” said Jacquelyn Badejo, who with her mother Linda Cleveland helps run the Watts Clean Air and Energy Committee, a community group dedicated to environmental justice issues.</p> <p>She and her mother recently starred in a public awareness campaign, organized by the city and others, to promote the use of electric vehicles.</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="Community activist Jaquelyn Badejo runs down a mound in a lot in her Watts neighbourhood in southern Los Angeles, California, May 17, 2021" 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/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/09f9a4c5504f82da3836f6306ddbab1d/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Community activist Jaquelyn Badejo runs down a mound in a lot in her Watts neighbourhood in southern Los Angeles, California, May 17, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Community activist Jaquelyn Badejo runs down a mound in a lot in her Watts neighbourhood in southern Los Angeles, California, May 17, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>"Communities like ours are often left out when these big changes happen," Badejo said, standing beside a solar panel array she helped install on a local church.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X20309021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Planned climate projects</a> in Watts are not always followed through, she said, with government-funded tree planting initiatives sometimes lacking watering plans and disused oil wells still not properly capped.</p> <p>“In Watts we’re treated like that stepchild of L.A.,” she said.</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">'Cars are the enemy'</h3></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="GIF of a motorway" 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/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/bfbffdad4324335c9d93262f16138121"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>GIF of a motorway</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>GIF of a motorway</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Richer residents also have frustrations with the drive for a greener Los Angeles.</p> <p>Standing at the intersection of Melrose and Fairfax, in West Hollywood, exasperated former tech entrepreneur Michael Schneider pointed out a bike lane that abruptly ended as the street narrowed - even though parking spaces have been retained.</p> <p>“This is everything wrong with how L.A. designs bike lanes,” said Schneider, now a community activist who sits on the city's Bicycle Advisory Committee and who founded the transport advocacy group Streets for All.</p> <p>“In L.A., all too often people say they want to fight climate change from the seat of an SUV,” he added.</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="Michael Schneider, a cycling activist and founder of Streets for All, stops his bicycle along a median in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, May 19, 2021" 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/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/d0f5e7a09d543fe02751e6ef443233b4/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Michael Schneider, a cycling activist and founder of Streets for All, stops his bicycle along a median in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, May 19, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Michael Schneider, a cycling activist and founder of Streets for All, stops his bicycle along a median in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, May 19, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>With emissions from cars and trucks accounting for more than a third of the city's greenhouse gas emissions, radically redesigning Los Angeles to curb car use is crucial to achieving its long-term climate aims, he said.</p> <p>From congestion to pollution, “cars are the enemy of a livable city,” Schneider said.</p> <p>But construction of bike lanes has leveled off in recent years, for reasons ranging from the veto power city councilors hold to resistance from businesses that value parking.</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="Los Angeles resident Ron Rogers boards a train with his bicycle at Union Station, as part of Bike to Work Week in Los Angeles, California, May 18, 2021" 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/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3fd3bf5a0b0b692fddb06fc49de4e040/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Los Angeles resident Ron Rogers boards a train with his bicycle at Union Station, as part of Bike to Work Week in Los Angeles, California, May 18, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Los Angeles resident Ron Rogers boards a train with his bicycle at Union Station, as part of Bike to Work Week in Los Angeles, California, May 18, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>In 2012, the city added 250 miles of bike lanes - but last year, just 27 miles of new lanes were put in place.</p> <p>Schneider says the city still <a href="https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/09/02/l-a-city-bikeway-mileage-increased-in-fiscal-year-2019-20-but-network-still-lacking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lacks the basic networks</a><span> </span>that would allow people to safely replace driving with cycling.</p> <p>He regularly bikes with his two children and fears for their safety on the city's stop-and-start cycling network. Improving it has become a personal crusade on behalf of his family and others.</p> <p>“I want this to be safe for them - safe for everyone," he said.</p></div><div class="LongReadChapterHeading_chapterHeader__6_37v "><hr class="LongReadChapterHeading_divider__G_WHK"/><h3 class="LongReadChapterHeading_subtitle__6zapw">'Solar city'</h3></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="Solar panels cover the rooftop of the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 28, 2021" 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/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/4d51c4eca5b87aa4b59f169f6fe359e6/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Solar panels cover the rooftop of the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 28, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Solar panels cover the rooftop of the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 28, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>Cutting climate changing emissions and risks has become a personal battle for Pacific Palisades high school senior Nathalia Wyss too.</p> <p>Two years ago, a massive wildfire engulfed her wealthy neighborhood in the middle of the school day, for a time creating a wall of fire separating her from her parents at their home.</p> <p>That launched her into Los Angeles' increasingly vibrant youth climate activist network. In 2019 she marched in a rally downtown led by Greta Thunberg, alongside other students who had walked out of class to raise awareness about climate risks.</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="Young climate change activists Madison Liberman (L), Isabel Gill (C) and Nathalia Wyss (R) pose in front of Palisades High School in Los Angeles, California, June 3, 2021" 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/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/e95590d04fe66a5a9467461bcadb6b78/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Young climate change activists Madison Liberman (L), Isabel Gill (C) and Nathalia Wyss (R) pose in front of Palisades High School in Los Angeles, California, June 3, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Young climate change activists Madison Liberman (L), Isabel Gill (C) and Nathalia Wyss (R) pose in front of Palisades High School in Los Angeles, California, June 3, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>After the fire, "I knew that posting about (climate change) on Instagram wasn’t enough,” she said.</p> <p>This spring, she and a group of students at her high school persuaded the school board to install solar panels on the building's roof and commit more broadly to reducing the school's carbon footprint.</p> <p>“We are a very large school with really high energy usage, so if we could transition to renewable energy that would be a real, concrete impact,” she said.</p> <p>Wyss’ goal is in line with the city’s own renewable energy strategy, as city officials try to brand Los Angeles as "the solar city".</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 view of a photovoltaic power station run by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in the northwest Mojave desert, California, May 26, 2021" 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/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/37f600577a5fcbcef89848c4050fd00b/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>A view of a photovoltaic power station run by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in the northwest Mojave desert, California, May 26, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>A view of a photovoltaic power station run by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in the northwest Mojave desert, California, May 26, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>According to the latest data from 2019, Los Angeles now produces more than 480 megawatts (MW) of solar power, a 15% increase from 2020, and enough to power around 134,000 homes.</p> <p>That's a result of everything from smaller projects like Wyss' school panels to massive installations on commercial buildings and a city-operated 250 MW facility in the Mojave desert completed in 2018.</p> <p>Building and maintaining that new solar capacity is creating new jobs, said Danny Hom, a strategy officer with GRID Alternatives, the project running Ramos' training.</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="Danny Hom wears a hard hat while working at the Audubon Center, where his team is installing solar panels, in Los Angeles, California, May 21, 2021" 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/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ba9b3644ce1ee45f1bb3a69f09d051d8/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Danny Hom wears a hard hat while working at the Audubon Center, where his team is installing solar panels, in Los Angeles, California, May 21, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Danny Hom wears a hard hat while working at the Audubon Center, where his team is installing solar panels, in Los Angeles, California, May 21, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>“We’ve helped more than 200 formerly incarcerated people get jobs in this sector," he said, as he showed off a new battery of solar panels built by one of his crews at the L.A. Audubon Society offices.</p> <p>Much of Grid Alternatives' work, Hom explained, involves installing solar panels on the roofs of low-income households, taking advantage of a California program that sets aside a small portion of utility revenue to subsidize such projects.</p> <p>Like Ramos, Darean Nguyen, one of the workers carrying out the Audubon installation, also spent time behind bars.</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="Darean Nguyen and Alejandro DeLeon work on an electrical installation to process energy produced by solar panels on the rooftop of the Audubon Center in Los Angeles, California, May 21, 2021" 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/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/ee18543a49a816ba5315ed5b657ea31d/2400w/80q"/></div></div><div class="caption col-24 d-none d-lg-flex ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Darean Nguyen and Alejandro DeLeon work on an electrical installation to process energy produced by solar panels on the rooftop of the Audubon Center in Los Angeles, California, May 21, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div><div class="caption col-24 d-lg-none ArticleSingleImage_desc__RJQbE " data-cy="centered"><p>Darean Nguyen and Alejandro DeLeon work on an electrical installation to process energy produced by solar panels on the rooftop of the Audubon Center in Los Angeles, California, May 21, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aude Guerrucci</p></div></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>But over the last few years he’s risen up the organization's ranks to become a supervisor and has now worked on over<span> </span><a href="https://ourcountyla.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Our-County-Energy-and-Climate-Briefing_For-Web.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">350 solar installations across the city</a>, he estimated.</p> <p>“I help lower people’s electricity bills so they have some money to provide for their families,” he said. "That feels good."</p> <p>The city's green energy shift has also been good for him personally, he admitted.</p> <p>In prison, he made 25 cents a day working menial jobs<strong>,<span> </span></strong>he said. 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REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain" 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) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 25vw, (max-width: 1200px) 33vw, 25vw " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0/2400w/80q"/><div class="ImageFlags_flagOpinion__rJtr_ " role="presentation"><span>Opinion</span></div></a></div><div class="MoreOn_article__content__Mn59d"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Climate Justice" href="/climate-justice"><span>Climate Justice</span></a><div class="MoreOn_article__content__title__w62AF "><div class="ArticleThumb_article__rFgRx false ArticleThumb_articleQuoteFlag__86TBS false false" aria-label="opinion"><span class=""><a href="/climate-justice/opinion/in-a-year-of-climate-disasters-climate-finance-deal-is-imperative">In a year of climate disasters, climate finance deal is imperative</a></span></div></div></div></article></div><div class="undefined col-xs-12 col-sm-6"><article class="MoreOn_article__oQxYe"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b MoreOn_imageContainer__BbV6S" style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/nature/opinion/brazil-farming-minister-transform-the-worlds-food-production"><img alt="A local farmer shows bananas at his plantation damaged by flood waters in Careiro da Varzea in the Amazonas state, Brazil May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly" 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) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 25vw, (max-width: 1200px) 33vw, 25vw " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09/2400w/80q"/><div class="ImageFlags_flagOpinion__rJtr_ " role="presentation"><span>Opinion</span></div></a></div><div class="MoreOn_article__content__Mn59d"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Nature" href="/nature"><span>Nature</span></a><div class="MoreOn_article__content__title__w62AF "><div class="ArticleThumb_article__rFgRx false ArticleThumb_articleQuoteFlag__86TBS false false" aria-label="opinion"><span class=""><a href="/nature/opinion/brazil-farming-minister-transform-the-worlds-food-production">Brazil family farming minister: Transform global food production</a></span></div></div></div></article></div><div class="undefined col-xs-12 col-sm-6"><article class="MoreOn_article__oQxYe"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b MoreOn_imageContainer__BbV6S" style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/climate-risks/at-cop29-plan-to-stop-caspian-sea-waters-receding-falls-short"><img alt="View of a boat on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea near Galugah city in Mazandaran province, Iran, Dec. 5, 2020. 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In 2019 she marched in a rally downtown led by Greta Thunberg, alongside other students who had walked out of class to raise awareness about climate risks.\u003c/p\u003e","alignment":"centered","multimediaType1":"photo","multimediaFileUpload1":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2022-09-27 17:15:34.679","publishDate":"2022-09-27 17:15:34.679","caption":"Young climate change activists Madison Liberman (L), Isabel Gill (C) and Nathalia Wyss (R) pose in front of Palisades High School in Los Angeles, California, June 3, 2021. 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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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Prolonged droughts and extreme heatwaves have devastated crops across the Horn of Africa and \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/deluge-then-drought-greek-farmers-dealt-double-blow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esouthern Europe\u003c/a\u003e. Storms and wildfires have wreaked havoc on farms from Australia \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/why-is-the-worlds-largest-wetland-on-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eto Brazil\u0026rsquo;s Pantanal\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Nature","labelLink":"/nature","link":"/nature/opinion/brazil-farming-minister-transform-the-worlds-food-production","image":"dc35af2065a15696c0f626e1b5928b09","altText":"A local farmer shows bananas at his plantation damaged by flood waters in Careiro da Varzea in the Amazonas state, Brazil May 20, 2022. 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At this rate, experts say it could lose another 14 m this century.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Risks","labelLink":"/climate-risks","link":"/climate-risks/at-cop29-plan-to-stop-caspian-sea-waters-receding-falls-short","image":"48c1b894125bc5af9f1763c97d70cd1e","altText":"View of a boat on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea near Galugah city in Mazandaran province, Iran, Dec. 5, 2020. 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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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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 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. 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It released about 25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, placing it in the \u003ca href=\"https://climatetrace.org/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etop 10 of global polluters\u003c/a\u003e, according to satellite data from Climate Trace, an organisation that uses technology to track greenhouse gas emissions.\u003cu\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclimatetrace.org%2Fdata\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7CAmber.Milne%40thomsonreuters.com%7C3bbff182417347604dc608dcf81c7282%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C638658048270731549%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=iDk0X1JOMEbTdGgVxqaiuNXJBi0BjyLkkcuS7WeWtQY%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArsenic, mercury and fluoride poisoning in the Singrauli region are widespread because of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/Singrauli%20Industrial%20Area%20pollution%20NGT%20Judgement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eheavy metals released\u003c/a\u003e by the coal power production, multiple government and non-profit investigations have shown over the years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNTPC Vindhyachal has sought to address the concerns by trialling carbon capture and utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology to curb greenhouse gases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut critics say it does not go far enough to curb pollution and the money could be better spent on renewable energy.\u003c/p\u003e","publishDate":"2024-10-31 10:30:29.761","body":"\u003cp\u003eSocial worker Manonit Ravi says it has been \"living hell\" enduring the pollution in his village in India's Singrauli region, where residents regularly battle the effects of toxic ash from nearby coal-fired power plants.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe village of Chilika Daad lies only 4 km from Vindhyachal coal power plant run by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC Vindhyachal), one of the world's top \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/super-polluting-coal-plants-power-economies-and-the-climate-crisis\"\u003esuper polluter\u003c/a\u003e\" power plants.\u003c/p\u003e","inode":"d7959046-ff58-44b4-bf01-c7d952384a36","host":"a3e5623ed14bac2488d71df6d734ffdb","locked":false,"stInode":"712bdd36ee1f61f919df2077a570c2d0","contentType":"ContextLongerReadChapter","identifier":"9a455d87912aaecbc17615aa682255e1","alignment3":"centered","alignment4":"centered","mediaType":"none","folder":"SYSTEM_FOLDER","hasTitleImage":false,"sortOrder":0,"alignment2":"centered","alignment":"centered","hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-31 10:30:29.761","longerReadName":"The energy capital powering India and poisoning its residents","title":"no title","multimediaType4":"none","multimediaType3":"none","multimediaType2":"photo","multimediaType1":"none","baseType":"CONTENT","archived":false,"sectionTitle":"India superpolluters 1","working":true,"live":true,"owner":"user-05f5ff08-3a2a-4c39-a7ee-d3f754c3b4ed","body21":"\u003cp\u003eChilika Daad's 25,000 people have been displaced twice as India has pushed to mine more coal in recent decades to power its growing economy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 900 km southeast of Delhi, the Singrauli region provides up to 15% of India's power generation, thanks to its abundant coal reserves and water supplies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For years we have lived with all kinds of poisons around us,\" said Ravi, 34, pointing to a mountain of debris from a nearby coal mine.\u003c/p\u003e","languageId":1,"url":"/content.570bc094-3a8c-4fdc-aa9e-4ab585000394","titleImage":"TITLE_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND","modUserName":"Beatrice Tridimas","hasLiveVersion":true,"modUser":"user-90875411-8732-418e-81c6-8746d442c300","titleVisibility":"no title","__icon__":"contentIcon","contentTypeIcon":"event_note","leadImage":[],"multimediaFileUpload4":[],"multimediaFileUpload3":[],"multimediaFileUpload2":[{"hostName":"context.news","modDate":"2024-10-29 15:02:40.882","publishDate":"2024-10-29 15:02:40.882","caption":"Manonit Ravi points out the mountain of mining debris few meters away from his village in Singrauli, India, on August 29, 2024. 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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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