Sprawling Polish coal mine fuels escalating tension at heart of EU
December 7, 2020 4:55 pmEuropean Green Parliamentarians discussion about the talks between Poland and the Czech Republic over Turów coal mine.
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Fortum/Uniper leave Finnish government red-faced due to Paris-incompatible strategy
December 3, 2020 5:23 pmFinnish energy company Fortum/Uniper confirmed that it doesn't intend to align its business with the goals of the UN Paris climate agreement,
EU recovery cash must not go to gas, coal leaders urged ahead of summit
November 13, 2020 11:14 amThe Europe Beyond Coal coalition is urging coal region leaders to commit multibillion Euro recovery sums to a clean energy transition - and to tell their governments that the EU should not divert the funds towards a fossil gas-led future.
Block Fossils Out browser tool helps climate strikers ‘blockade’ fossil fuel companies
September 23, 2020 9:00 amCivil society groups in Europe launched a set of digital tools to help take part in online protests, blocking European fossil fuel companies.
Czech coal commission contemplates self-defeating coal phase out
October 19, 2020 12:48 pmThe Czech coal commission contemplates a post-2030 phase out that would undermine the Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš’s recent commitment.
German city threatened by Polish coal mine joins call on EU to uphold water law
October 12, 2020 4:41 pmThe Polish lignite mine, Turów, is polluting the Lusatian Neisse River causing subsidence that could damage houses across the German border.
Polish utility ZE PAK to close all its lignite plants in line with UN Climate Agreement
October 1, 2020 1:54 pmPolish lignite utility ZE PAK says it will shut all of its Polish lignite plants by 2030, making it the first fossil fuel company.
EPH announces plan to close its Provence coal plant a year after purchasing it
September 11, 2020 12:18 pmCzech utility EPH has announced it will close its 600 MW Provence coal power plant in France at the end of this year.
Pressure on EU Parliament to close Just Transition Fund loophole
September 8, 2020 9:57 amThe European Parliament will decide whether it would allow fossil fuel companies to hijack the EU’s iconic Just Transition Fund.