Greece brings coal exit forward three years to 2025
April 22, 2021 2:39 pmGreece will stop burning lignite to produce energy in 2025, making it the tenth European country to exit coal or to plan to do so by 2025.
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Turkey ratifies the Paris Agreement, dooming a dozen planned coal plants
October 7, 2021 2:30 pmTurkey’s parliament has unanimously voted to ratify the Paris Agreement ahead of the UNFCCC COP26 climate conference. President Ergodan announced the country’s intention to ratify the Paris Agreement along with a 2053 net zero target last month at the UNGA, and this ratification marks a major shift in Turkey’s climate policy, effectively ruling out any significant long-term future for coal.
New coalition seeks EU ban on fossil fuel advertising
October 1, 2021 12:08 pmAn effort to outlaw greenwashing by fossil fuel companies across the European Union launched today, with more than 20 organisations representing millions of Europeans launching a European Citizens’ Initiative to “Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising and Sponsorships”.
Romania commits to exiting coal by 2032 at the latest
September 28, 2021 5:12 pmThe Romanian government has committed the country to phasing-out hard coal and lignite power production by 2032 in its National Resilience and Recovery Plan endorsed yesterday by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. This plan sees coal capacity cut by more than three quarters by 2025.
Europe halfway to closing all its coal plants by 2030
March 23, 2021 8:00 amJust five years on from the historic UN Paris Climate Agreement, Europe is halfway to closing all of its coal power plants by 2030.
Climate ambition and early coal phase out loom large in German election
September 26, 2021 10:52 pmAs the tallying of votes concludes in a pivotal election for Germany, early results show climate change and an early coal phase out have played an important role for German voters.
One tenth of Turkey’s planned coal projects wiped out
March 12, 2021 12:24 pmThree coal power plant projects accounting for ten percent of Turkey’s planned coal pipeline have been scrapped.
Chinese and Turkish announcements spell end to new coal in Europe
September 22, 2021 12:40 pmChina’s commitment to ending support for new coal overseas, and Turkey’s announcement at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that it intends to ratify the UN Paris climate agreement are a critical blow for coal power in Europe.
Poland fined EUR 500,000 per day for violating EU court ruling at Turów coal mine
September 20, 2021 7:39 pmStatement from the Europe Beyond Coal campaign groups on Poland being handed an unprecedented fine for breaching a European Court of Justice order to halt operations at PGE’s Turów coal mine: