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New Coal Plants Proposals Scuffled Since the Paris Arrangement According to a report by climate advocacy groups, more than three-quarters of projects were abandoned after the Paris Agreement was signed. According to data, the global pipeline of new coal power plants has fallen since the 2015 Paris climate agreement, indicating that the polluting energy source is nearing its end.
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ince the climate agreement was signed, more than three-quarters of the world's planned plants have been abandoned, meaning 44 countries no
longer have any future coal power plans. E3G, Global Energy Monitor, and Ember, the report's authors, said those countries now have the advantage to join the 40
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countries that have previously committed to a "no new coal" promise to aid reduce global carbon emissions.
