Kilroot coal plant to be closed
May 12, 2020 3:58 pmCzech energy company EPH has confirmed that it will close its 565 MW Kilroot coal-powered plant in Northern Ireland.
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Turkish court rejects EIA of the Çırpılar lignite plant & mine
April 27, 2020 3:39 pm10,000 people can now count on cleaner air, water & soil, as well as their livelihoods continuing in Turkey, as […]
Denmark will be coal free by 2030
November 16, 2017 5:18 pmØrsted announced in 2017 it will cease coal use by 2023. At the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit, the company annoucned it will stop using coal from 2022.
France brings forward coal phase-out to 2022
July 6, 2017 5:11 pmAt COP 22 in November 2016, France committed to a coal phase-out by 2023 under the previous administration. President Macron brought it forward to 2022.
German government commission proposes coal phase-out by 2038
February 1, 2019 5:05 pmGermany will not meet its 2020 climate target. Government commission presents final report, which recommends a phase-out of coal by 2038.
Coal phase-out in Italy
October 1, 2017 4:31 pmThe Italian government announced a coal phase-out by 2025 as part of the National Energy Strategy in October 2017.
Netherlands coal-free by the end of 2029
October 10, 2017 4:19 pmIn October 2017, the incoming Dutch government announced in its coalition pact that all coal-fired power plants will shut by the end of 2029.
Portugal brings forward its coal phase-out to 2023
October 26, 2019 4:10 pmTwo years after the first formal Portuguese announcement to phase out coal before 2030, the re-elected Portuguese Prime Minister António […]
UK is first country in the world to announce a coal phase-out
November 18, 2015 4:18 pmAnnounced just prior to the 2015 Paris climate meeting, the UK was the first country in the world to announce a coal phase-out policy.