Brian Grimmett, Kansas News Service
Scientists say that if we’re going to stop rising global temperatures, the world will need to greatly reduce the amount of carbon it’s emitting into the air.
Electricity production is one of the largest culprits and transitioning away from fossil fuels is seen as a key step in stopping climate change.
Under mounting pressure to ditch fossil fuels and amid shifting economics that make coal increasingly less competitive, the largest utility in Kansas pledges to close nearly all of its coal-burning plants in the next 20 years.
In the meantime, it’s moving to harvest more energy from the wind and the sun.
By BRIAN GRIMMETTMay 5, 2021 GMT
Scientists say that if we’re going to stop rising global temperatures, the world will need to greatly reduce the amount of carbon it’s emitting into the air.
Electricity production is one of the largest culprits and transitioning away from fossil fuels is seen as a key step in stopping climate change.
Under mounting pressure to ditch fossil fuels and amid shifting economics that make coal increasingly less competitive, the largest utility in Kansas pledges to close nearly all of its coal-burning plants in the next 20 years, Kansas News Service reports.
In the meantime, it’s moving to harvest more energy from the wind and the sun.
Climate groups question speed of Evergy s retreat from coal BRIAN GRIMMETT, Kansas News Service
May 5, 2021
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Scientists say that if we’re going to stop rising global temperatures, the world will need to greatly reduce the amount of carbon it’s emitting into the air.
Electricity production is one of the largest culprits and transitioning away from fossil fuels is seen as a key step in stopping climate change.
Under mounting pressure to ditch fossil fuels and amid shifting economics that make coal increasingly less competitive, the largest utility in Kansas pledges to close nearly all of its coal-burning plants in the next 20 years, Kansas News Service reports.
Scientists say that if we’re going to stop rising global temperatures, the world will need to greatly reduce the amount of carbon it’s emitting into the