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.
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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.
Vattenfall requests closure of Germany’s second-youngest coal power plant
September 4, 2020 4:05 pmSwedish utility Vattenfall has leapt at the chance to shut down its five year-old, uneconomic Moorburg coal power plant.
Kayak protest highlights Turów coal mine violations
August 30, 2020 12:00 pmTurów, 30 August 2020 - Local citizens and people from across Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic are kayaking to the Turów mine today, in protest of the failure of their governments and EU institutions to uphold laws protecting them and their water from the mining and burning of coal.
Europe to be swept by a wave of coal plant closures as EU pollution standards kick-in
June 24, 2020 4:21 pmEight Spanish coal power plants are expected to close, and a host of coal units in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia face a very challenging future.
Fool’s Gold: Financial institutions waste billions on coal, undermining climate action
July 15, 2020 10:12 amEuropean financial institutions and international investors and banks including BlackRock and the Japanese megabanks are keeping Europe’s terminally declining coal industry on life support, handing companies €12 billion in investment, and €9.8 billion in loans and underwriting in less than 1.5 years, according to a new report.