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Beyond Coal - Towards Net-Zero Emissions: South Korea and Germany Share Experiences

  Beyond Coal – Towards Net-Zero Emissions South Korea and Germany Share Experiences [The webinar was held on 27 January 2021 4-6:15 PM organized by the German Embassy in Seoul, Solutions For Our Climate (SFOC), and Climate Transparency]   A Global Shift Away From Coal (Hannah Schindler, Senior Project Coordinator, Climate Transparency) Coal phase-out is key to achieve the Paris Agreement, but countries still build new coal plants Share of coal in power generation (2019) and 5-year trend (2014-19) for top G20 countries South Africa India China Indonesia Australia South Korea 88% 71% 65% 63% 57% 42% Turkey Japan Germany USA Russia EU 37% 33% 29% 25% 17% 15% G20 countries supporting the coal sector as part of their Covid-19 recovery packages (top use...