A plant-by-plant strategy for high-ambition coal power phaseout in China

A key strategy for meeting China’s 2060 carbon neutrality goal and the global 1.5 °C climate goal is to rapidly shift away from unabated coal use. Here, the authors detail how to structure a high-ambition, plant-by-plant coal phaseout in China while balancing multiple national needs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ryna Yiyun Cui, Nathan Hultman, Diyang Cui, Haewon McJeon, Sha Yu, Morgan R. Edwards, Arijit Sen, Kaihui Song, Christina Bowman, Leon Clarke, Junjie Kang, Jiehong Lou, Fuqiang Yang, Jiahai Yuan, Weirong Zhang, Mengye Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21786-0