New web tools highlight companies slowing climate progress
June 25, 2020 8:23 amA new set of digital tools were launched to highlight coal utilities and financial institutions that continue to hold back progress.
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Czech coal commission marks closure of CEZ Prunerov I coal plant
June 4, 2020 2:47 pmThe Czech Republic’s coal commission will join state-owned energy company ČEZ tomorrow to hold a ceremony marking the closure of the Prunerov I coal plant.
Energa abandons Ostrołęka C coal power plant construction
June 3, 2020 12:28 pmPolish Energy company Energa has confirmed that its controversial 1,000 MW Ostrołęka C coal plant project in Poland will not go ahead.
Looming cancellation of Ostrołęka C coal plant shows new coal is dead in EU
May 19, 2020 8:11 pmThe future of coal has darkened considerably with energy company PKN ORLEN announcing that it will not invest in Ostrołęka C as a coal-fired project.
EPH announces closure of Kilroot coal plant as UK records 32 days without coal
May 12, 2020 2:56 pmCzech energy company EPH has confirmed that it will close its 565 MW Kilroot coal-powered plant, Kilroot, in Northern Ireland.
Portugal hits record 52 days without coal electricity
May 6, 2020 2:24 pmPortugal has joined the UK in smashing records for days without coal power this year, with its Pego power plant suspending power production on 14 March.
Sweden follows hot on Austria’s heels to go coal free
April 21, 2020 10:02 amSweden, permanently closing its last coal power plant Stockholm Exergi AB’s Värtaverket, is the third European country to totally eliminate coal electricity production.
Austria’s last coal plant closes, increasing European coal phase-out momentum
April 17, 2020 12:29 pmAustria, permanently closing its last coal power plant Verbund’s Mellach, is the second European country to totally eliminate coal electricity production.
15 villages saved as PGE abandons Gubin mega mine due to bleak coal financials
April 2, 2020 9:42 amPolish state-owned energy company PGE has omitted the Gubin coal mine project from its latest financial report, confirming in this way that it has been shelved.