Researcher says new coal plants aimed at reducing emissions would cost $62b, while the cost using renewables would be $24-$34bn
A plan for new coal power plants, which government ministers say could reduce emissions from coal-generated electricity by 27%, would cost more than $60bn, a new analysis has found.
Achieving the same reduction using only renewable energy would cost just half as much – between $24bn and $34bn – the report found.
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