COP26 Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement

Source: International Energy Agency
Last updated: 25 March 2026

The Statement includes: 

  • A rapid scale up of deployment of clean power generation and energy efficiency measures; 
  • A rapid scale up of technologies and policies in the decade to achieve a transition away from unabated coal power generation in the 2030s (or as soon as possible thereafter) for major economies and in the 2040s (or as soon as possible thereafter) globally;
  • To cease issuance of new permits for new unabated coal-fired power generation projects;
  • To strengthen domestic and international efforts to provide a robust framework of financial, technical, and social support.

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