World still needs Old King Coal even with shift to green energy | The National

World still needs Old King Coal even with shift to green energy | The National:

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It is paradoxical, but the world will manage the shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy only if more fossil fuel power stations are built.

Clean coal and gas-fired plants are essential as a bridge to keep the electricity supply stable while nations build up their capacity for generating electricity from the wind, sun and biomass.

The reason is simple – countries need more power all the time, not just when there is sun and wind. In the absence of nuclear power, which many nations are moving away from after Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011, fossil power offers steady, reliable power regardless of the weather."

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