charging strongly increases the utilization of lignite and hard coal plants, whereas additional power in the user-driven mode … is predominantly generated from natural gas and hard coal. Specific CO2 emissions of EV are substantially larger than …

Although coal plants in some countries are actively being retired ahead of their planned closure dates, there is yet to …-led closures, buyout of coal plants, auctioning them off, repurposing them, and swapping coal assets with renewables have all been … insights gained from these experiences. We then focus on the core questions: How can coal retirements be scaled up? Is there a …

environmental challenge. This concern is further compounded by the substantial carbon footprint attributed to coal-based power …