PGE closes power unit at worst polluting coal plant in the EU
June 3, 2019 7:13 pmPoland has taken a welcome step forward on phasing out coal this week, after state-owned coal utility PGE permanently closed the B1.
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PZU could deprive thousands of Czech citizens from access to drinking water
September 3, 2019 7:07 pmCivil society organisations warn the Polish insurer PZU that it is risking its business, reputation, and the health of tens of thousands of people across Poland’s southern border on a coal project dismissed by its competitors.
Coal plant management faces reckoning in Italian court over deadly pollution
January 14, 2020 10:03 amItalian civil society groups will testify in court today against the management of Tirreno Power’s Vado Ligure coal plant, who is on trial for illegally operating heavily-polluting units between 2000 and 2014.
AXA axes coal: New policy sets 2030 phase-out
November 27, 2019 1:17 pmFrench global insurer AXA is putting European coal companies on notice that they should publish coal phase-out plans compatible with the UN Paris climate agreement by 2021.
Europe’s most comprehensive coal plant data tool just got better
November 25, 2019 11:20 amEurope Beyond Coal’s new Coal Exit Tracker makes it crystal clear exactly which governments and companies are making progress on coal and damage they are doing.
German government dawdling on coal exit law allows Uniper to bring Datteln 4 coal plant online
October 31, 2019 11:51 amEnergy company Uniper has announced that its highly controversial Datteln 4 coal-powered plant will go online in January 2020, thus ignoring the proposal of Germany’s coal commission.
Greece and Hungary to phase out coal-fired electricity
September 24, 2019 12:03 pmThe Greek Prime Minister and Hungarian President have just announced that they will phase out all coal-powered electricity production by 2028 and 2030.
Uniper annual general meeting – Change at the top gifts Uniper an opportunity to turn its back on coal
May 22, 2019 8:44 amDüsseldorf, 22 May 2019 - Uniper, Europe’s fifth most polluting energy company, is holding its annual AGM today at the Congress Center, in Düsseldorf. The event will be presided over by the company’s newly appointed CEO, Andreas Schierenbeck and represents a unique opportunity for Uniper’s new leader to break with the company’s polluting practices of the past and steer Uniper into a UN Paris Climate Accord-compatible future.
Fool’s Gold – €16 Bn For Europe’s Biggest Climate Polluters
May 21, 2019 7:53 amBerlin, 21 May 2019 - Eight financial institutions have handed Europe’s most polluting utilities almost €16 billion in support since the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, a new briefing by Europe Beyond Coal and its partners BankTrack, Foundation Development YES – Open-Pit Mines NO, Friends of the Earth France, IIDMA, Re:Common and Urgewald has found.