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The World Bank’s new framework “Scaling Up to Phase Down” maps out a 6-step virtuous cycle to help these countries overcome critical barriers that are paralyzing their energy transition and catalyze investments.

If plans were implemented to phase down coal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), only 250,000 miners - less than 10 percent of the current workforce - would be required worldwide, the GEM report stated.

Dependence on fossil fuels in many countries leads to a vicious cycle of increasing costs, higher energy prices for consumers, more pollution that impacts people’s health, and higher greenhouse gas emissions that endanger the planet.

India’s goal is to be net zero by 2070, which means that our electricity sector has to get there sometime in the 2050s. However, coal will continue to be essential, because at night when the sun is not shining, that’s what we rely on. But it will need to be abated with carbon capture and storage.