Czech Republic commits to 2033 coal exit which will need to be sped up
January 7, 2022 12:13 pmPRAGUE, 7 January 2022 – The Czech Republic has announced it will exit coal by 2033. It’s the 22nd European […]
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Europe Beyond Coal campaign director Kathrin Gutmann receives Climate Breakthrough Award
December 7, 2021 11:52 amEurope Beyond Coal’s campaign director, Kathrin Gutmann, is one of only three people globally to have been selected to receive […]
New German government pulls up just short of a 2030 coal phase out commitment, but doubles down on renewables
November 24, 2021 7:14 pmThe three parties set to form Germany’s next government have agreed to strive to bring forward the country’s inadequate 2038 coal exit to 2030, and substantially accelerate its renewable energy rollout, but have complicated Germany's climate plans by choosing to expand the use of volatile fossil gas.
Portugal becomes fourth European country to go coal free
November 22, 2021 12:23 pmPortugal has become the fourth country in Europe to stop burning coal, with its only remaining coal plant, Pego, closing ten days ahead of schedule. It concludes a whirlwind coal exit, which began when the country signed a declaration to exit coal by 2030 at COP23 in Bonn back in 2017.
Spain and North Macedonia commit to exit coal by 2030
June 30, 2021 5:02 pmSpain and North Macedonia joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) at the London Climate Action Week today, bringing the number of European countries that have committed to phase out coal by 2030, or are already coal free, to sixteen. North Macedonia will close its two coal plants by 2027, while Spain has opted for an unambitious 2030 end date for coal, despite closing all of its coal mines and more than half of its installed coal capacity since 2019.
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.
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.