'The beginning of the end of coal': Chile unveils coal phase out plan

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Latin American state becomes latest to pursue coal phase out, confirming it will ban new coal plants that do not feature carbon capture technology

The global push to phase out unabated coal power chalked up a major victory this week, as Chile announced it would ban the development of new coal power plants without carbon capture and storage (CCS)...

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