Officials urge action on harmful global energy source: 'There are still significant challenges to be overcome'

Officials urge action on harmful global energy source: 'There are still significant challenges to be overcome'

Coal has long been one of the world's most polluting energy sources, but a path to finally winding down reliance on it at scale is becoming clearer.  At the United Nations' COP30 climate summit in Brazil, experts suggested that roughly one-third of the world's operating coal power plants could be retired early and replaced with clean energy by 2030. It would represent a major step toward reducing planet-heating pollution and improving public hea…