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The Solutions Dialogues

The Solutions Dialogues were a global event series to raise ambition and accelerate action on coal phase-out.

In 2024, the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) Co-Chairs, the United Kingdom and Canada, and Bloomberg Philanthropies convened a series of Solutions Dialogues, hosted around the world. These Dialogues brought together government, business, finance, and civil society leaders to raise ambition and accelerate action on the phase-out of unabated coal power, to keep 1.5°C within reach.

About the dialogues

The series began with a High-Level Dialogue at London Climate Action Week on 24th June. Marking the year when the UK closed its last remaining coal power plant, the High-Level Dialogue sent a clear message on the need to accelerate coal phase-out globally.

The Solutions Dialogues then went global, with Regional Dialogues held across the globe throughout 2024.

Regional Dialogues were held in:

  • Santiago, Chile, in August, co-hosted by the government of Chile and Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition (IKI-JET).
  • New York, United States, during New York Climate Week in September, hosted by the Global Renewables Alliance.
  • Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Indonesia Sustainability Forum in September, hosted by the government of Indonesia.
  • Singapore, during the Singapore International Energy Week in October, co-hosted by GFANZ APAC Network and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

The event series

Solutions Dialogue: Santiago, Chile

Solutions Dialogue: Santiago, Chile The PPCA’s first Regional Solutions Dialogue was held in Santiago, Chile on August 29th.   With a focus on the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC),...

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Solutions Dialogue: Jakarta, Indonesia

Solutions Dialogue: Jakarta, Indonesia The PPCA’s second Regional Solutions Dialogue was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 5th September 2024. It was a high-level, closed door discussion of the Coal Transition...

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Solutions Dialogue: New York, USA

Solutions Dialogue: Jakarta, Indonesia For the PPCA’s fourth Solutions Dialogue of the year we are heading to the US for New York Climate Action Week. In collaboration with the Global...

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Solutions Dialogue: Singapore

Solutions Dialogue: Singapore The PPCA Solutions Dialogues 2024 are a series of Regional Dialogues held across the globe between June and COP29 in Azerbaijan. These Dialogues will bring together government,...

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The speakers

Key themes

Early Retirement

We addressed the complex challenges of retiring coal power plants before the end of their lifetimes: through securing funding, enacting effective policies and regulations that reflect the impact of coal plants whilst allowing fair market competition.

Just Transition

We showcased how workers and communities can be protected in the transition from coal to clean whilst boosting local development: through the implementation of place-based policies, people-centred planning processes, and effective financial mechanisms.

Security of Supply

We explored how to secure the supply of electricity throughout the transition from coal to clean: through updating energy plans, advancing grid operation and market design, and building renewables, energy storage, and grids at the pace and scale required to meet climate goals

Our partners

Series Convenors

  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada

Dialogue Hosts

  • Global Renewables Alliance
  • IKI JET
  • Ministry of Energy, Chile
  • Glasgow Financial Alliance For Net Zero
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies