The Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) is a group of 185 countries, cities, regions and organisations aiming to accelerate the coal phase-out of coal-fired power stations , except the very few which have carbon capture and storage . It has been described as a "non-proliferation treaty" for fossil fuels. The project was undertaken with financial support from the Government of Canada , through their environmental department known as Environment and Climate Change Canada .
5-404: PPCA may refer to: Powering Past Coal Alliance Pirate Party of Canada Primary peritoneal carcinoma Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title PPCA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-526: A month membership had grown to over 50. Its purpose is to establish a new international norm, or “standard of appropriate behaviour”, that coal should not be burned for power. In April 2018 a research partnership was announced with Bloomberg Philanthropies . In October 2018 the South Korean province of South Chungcheong became the first jurisdiction in Asia and the largest user of coal power to join
15-672: The UK at the COP23 climate summit in November 2017. Announcing the launch, Climate Action Network -Canada Executive Director Catherine Abreu said: "Canada and the UK are right to kick-start the Alliance, as science tells us that OECD countries need to phase out coal by 2030 at the latest”. By the end of the summit, membership had grown to include over 20 countries, regions and organizations. Within
20-593: The Alliance. In December 2018 Sydney , Melbourne , Scotland , Scottish Power , Senegal and Israel also joined and in September 2019 seven new members joined including Germany and Slovakia . In June 2020 6 global finance organisations joined including Desjardins Group , the first major North American financial institution to join. During 2021 at least 38 new members joined including Hungary , Uruguay , Chile , Estonia , Singapore , Slovenia and Ukraine . Alliance members agree that: Reacting to
25-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PPCA&oldid=943780018 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Powering Past Coal Alliance The Alliance was launched by Canada and
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