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Face reality about transfer of power from coal
Governments should accept that they may well be managing end-of-life coal generators for decades and that each will be more critical than the last.
Matthew WarrenEnergy expertTransitioning from a coal-based electricity system to renewables is like switching from rugby to hip-hop. They’re fundamentally different machines, united only in their ability to generate electricity at scale.
The baton change, the handover, will be everything. Despite pleading by engineers and technocrats over the past decade, governments have refused to embrace any kind of organised transfer of power.
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