Coal and climate change briefing

Proposals for a new generation of coal-fired power stations in Scotland and across the UK are a cause for great concern. New coal plants will operate for 40-50 years and pose a serious risk of locking us in to a pathway of high emissions – threatening to fatally undermine efforts to show leadership on climate change.

A briefing paper written by Friends of the Earth Scotland and the World Development Movement.

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