A new analysis shows that the global chain of activities for new coal-fired power projects is rapidly shrinking as momentum builds in the that there will be no new coal-fired power stations beyond 2021. Five African nations – Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe – are among a minority group of just 21 countries that have more than one new in the planning stage Coal-fired power plant. African nations are well positioned to commit to the “No New Coal” plan: there are only four coal-fired power plants under construction on the continent, in South Africa and Zimbabwe, and only three in Zimbabwe. have become operational since 2015.https://bit.ly/3lAGsU1The report identifies forty economies that could immediately commit to not building new coal projects. Thirty-six of these have no projects planned or under construction, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan and Zambia. The report comes as seven governments, including Sri Lanka, Chile and Germany, announced () a “No New Coal Power Compact” at the UNGA on 24 September, inviting more countries to join the commitment ahead of the COP26 climate summit in November. A recent report (https://bit.ly/3oYPBrl) by E3G, Ember and GEM showed how the chain of activities related to the proposed coal-fired power plants has decreased by 76 percent since the Paris Agreement in 2015. As of 2015, 44 governments have formally committed to not build new coal-fired power plants, including Angola, Ethiopia and Senegal. United Nations Secretary General Guterres called for “no new coal-fired power stations until 2021”, while COP President Designate Alok Sharma called for COP26 to “leave coal behind” , in November 2021. With China’s recent announcement that it will no longer build coal-fired power projects abroad, following similar commitments made earlier this year by Japan and South Korea, the cancellation of the supply chain. Global activities related to pre-construction coal projects will undoubtedly accelerate. Twenty-four countries intended to receive support from China for new coal plants and this announcement opens the door to canceling these projects, giving priority to clean energy. In the New Coal Handbook (https://bit.ly/3aMYKeF) View Botswana Profiles (https://bit.ly/3lB2lCI) Malawi (https://bit.ly/2YLaECZ) Mozambique (https://sh_a_bit. ://bit.ly/3DFG8JV) (Letter) Source: Carta de Moçambique
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