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For the developing world to quit coal, rich countries must eliminate oil and gas faster – new study

Large fleets of power stations and factories around the world still rely on coal, which is cheap and in abundance.

Large fleets of power stations and factories around the world still rely on coal, which is cheap and in abundance. Image: Unsplash/ludenus

James Price
Senior Research Associate in Energy, UCL
Steve Pye
Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL
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There is still a heavy reliance on coal in some emerging and developing nations. Image: Unsplash/bart_van_dijk

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Korea’s exit from oil between 1977 and 1987 was one of the fastest energy transitions in history. Image: Conversation/Nature Energy
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