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Tuesday, 03 Aug 2021 08:15 AM MYT The group plans to create public-private partnerships to buy out the plants and wind them down within 15 years. AFP pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. MELBOURNE, Aug 3 ― Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia’s coal-fired power plants in order to lower the biggest source of carbon emissions, five people with knowledge of the initiative said. The novel proposal, which includes the Asian Development Bank (ADB), offers a potentially workable model and early talks with Asian governments and multilateral banks are promising, the sources told Reuters. ....
By CLARA DENINA AND MELANIE BURTON, Reuters Published August 3, 2021 10:50am LONDON/MELBOURNE - Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia s coal-fired power plants in order to lower the biggest source of carbon emissions, five people with knowledge of the initiative said. The novel proposal, which includes the Asian Development Bank (ADB), offers a potentially workable model and early talks with Asian governments and multilateral banks are promising, the sources told Reuters. The group plans to create public-private partnerships to buy out the plants and wind them down within 15 years, far sooner than their usual life, giving workers time to retire or find new jobs and allowing countries to shift to renewable energy sources. ....
Clara DeninaMelanie Burton 6 minute read A protester holds a bucket of coal during a demonstration demanding Japan to stop supporting coal at home and overseas, at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Summary Initiative aims to secure funding at COP26 summit ADB preparing feasibility study on early closures LONDON/MELBOURNE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia s coal-fired power plants in order to lower the biggest source of carbon emissions, five people with knowledge of the initiative said. ....
Exclusive-ADB, Citi, HSBC, Prudential hatch plan for Asian coal-fired closures -sources FILE PHOTO: A protester holds a bucket of coal during a demonstration demanding Japan to stop supporting coal at home and overseas, at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva August 3, 2021 By Clara Denina and Melanie Burton LONDON/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia’s coal-fired power plants in order to lower the biggest source of carbon emissions, five people with knowledge of the initiative said. The novel proposal, which is being driven by the Asian Development Bank, offers a potentially workable model and early talks with Asian governments and multilateral banks are promising, the sources told Reuters. ....
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