The EU’s most polluting coal plant to close by 2036
June 8, 2021 7:53 pmPoland’s Łódź region has announced that the EU’s most polluting coal plant, Bełchatów, will close by 2036 and its mines by 2038.
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European Commission urged to join Turów mine court case to protect rule of law
June 8, 2021 3:47 pmThe European Commission has just two days left to make a needed intervention in the dispute between the Czech Republic and Poland over Turów.
New Czech government flounders on coal exit with vague pre-2038 language
November 8, 2021 1:09 pmPRAGUE, 8 November 2021 – The new Czech government signed its coalition agreement [1] today containing just a cursory nod […]
Poland backtracks on COP26 coal exit pledge
November 4, 2021 5:22 pmPolish Climate and Environment minister Anna Moskwa has confirmed that Poland intends to phase out coal only in 2049, contradicting her government’s commitment to the COP26 Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement just hours after signing it.
Chemnitz-Nord lignite plant to close six years earlier than planned
June 7, 2021 2:36 pmOperator Eins Energie für Sachsen has decided to bring forward the closure, Germany’s Chemnitz-Nord plant will shut six years earlier.
Romania confirms it is ditching coal
June 3, 2021 12:59 pmRomania has confirmed that it will exit coal in its National Resilience and Recovery Plan (NRRP) submitted to the European Commission.
Poland joins international coalition to exit coal
November 4, 2021 12:53 amPoland has joined a coalition of 190 countries and organisations in a new commitment to phase out coal power in line with the science of the Paris Climate Agreement, and end all support for new coal power plants. This signals a major change for Europe’s coal stronghold, but only if followed by new renewable energy targets and a 2030 coal phase out plan.
Croatia announces 2033 coal phase out
November 2, 2021 7:52 pmCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković used his opening address at the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow today to announce that his country will phase out its only coal plant, the 300MW Plomin, making Croatia coal free by 2033 at the latest. Croatia is the twenty first European country to commit to ending the use of coal power since the Paris Agreement was signed.
Leaked Romanian government document outlines 2032 coal exit
May 26, 2021 10:46 amA leaked Romanian government document indicates that Romania intends to phase out coal by 2032.