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Note distinction btw cutting use of coal vs cutting emissions. It is possible to still use some coal by cutting emissions. This is important for countries which cannot immediately remove coal overnight due to need to protect jobs to tackle social inequality issues, not to mention that revenue from coal exports can be used to fund social policies and support the transition to renewables, which may not be cheap.
Note the concept of carbon capture and storage to mitigate the continued use of coal, given the difficulty to achieve net-zero coal in the short run....
Climate scientists have said that the amount of carbon emissions produced by countries must reach net-zero by 2050 if the world was to stand a better chance of avoiding catastrophic climate impact that could upend economies and societies.
This can be done by reducing the amount of emissions produced through energy-efficiency efforts and by switching to renewables, and taking in unavoidable emissions by safeguarding forests, planting more trees and deploying carbon capture technology.
Singapore's target is to reach net-zero emissions as soon as viable in the second half of the century, with the Government citing constraints such as its lack of access to renewable energy sources other than solar.
But the Republic is doing research into emerging technologies that can help it reach net-zero emissions sooner, with the Government funding studies on the use of hydrogen as a fuel and the development of carbon capture technology.
Carbon capture and storage technology entails the capturing of CO2 and storing it underground. This prevents CO2 from accumulating in the atmosphere, where it acts like a blanket, trapping heat and driving climate change.
The Straits Times reported last month that Nanyang Technological University researchers are doing studies to assess if Singapore's rock formations could be suitable for storing CO2.
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