FirstEnergy scraps 2030 climate goal in rare embrace of coal


NEW YORK: FirstEnergy Corp is abandoning its 2030 target for slashing greenhouse-gas emissions because coal plants can’t be replaced in time, marking a major about-face in the movement to protect the climate.

Utilities across the United States have announced a slew of carbon-reduction goals in recent years in response to regulatory pressure to clean up power-generation fleets and meet green investor goals.

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