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Transition credits will keep Asian coal plants alive longer, think tank warns

Published 00:01 on October 14, 2025 / Last updated at 10:14 on October 10, 2025 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Transition credits used to pay for the early retirement of coal-fired power plants in Asia could increase emissions and derail efforts to build out cleaner forms of energy, two think tanks argued in a report published this week.
Transition credits used to pay for the early retirement of coal-fired power plants in Asia could increase emissions and derail efforts to build out cleaner forms of energy, two think tanks argued in a report published this week.


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