EXPLAINER: Why quitting coal is so hard
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In the run-up to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, host Britain announced one of its goals of the conference was to consign coal to history
GLASGOW, Scotland -- In the run-up to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, host Britain announced one of its goals of the conference was to consign coal to history.
That has turned out to be easier said that done. Even saying it — in writing — has turned out to be quite a challenge.
Government negotiators in Glasgow have been writing and rewriting a paragraph that spells out that the world needs to phase out coal, along with fossil fuel subsidies, but doesn't set an end date.
Here’s a look at the role coal plays in climate change and the energy system, and why it’s been so hard to move away from:
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