Sual Power Plant in Pangasinan, Philippines. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Terminating coal plants in the Philippines five years before original retirement date could prevent the release of 290 million tons of carbon emissions, an amount nearly double the country’s emissions in 2022, as indicated a report from climate tech thinkthank TransitionZero.
The existing coal fleet is scheduled to retire by 2047 if the coal plants run to the end of their plant life, or by 2051 if retire only after their last power supply agreement expires.
Both scenarios fall short of the International Energy Agency’s recommendation, which suggests that developing countries should end all unabated coal generation by 2040 for keeping the world’s warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050.
