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.
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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.
New report sets out roadmap for Paris-compatible Turkish coal power exit
November 2, 2021 10:19 amTurkey can be coal free by 2030 if fossil fuel companies are made financially responsible for their externalities in line with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, and the government ends subsidies for coal, according to a new report.
European Court of Justice orders halt to operations at controversial Polish mine
May 21, 2021 12:53 pmThe European Court of Justice has ruled that mining at Poland’s sprawling Turów coal mine must cease while court processes Czech lawsuit.
CEZ announces plan to slash coal by 2030, ahead of Czech government coal exit vote
May 20, 2021 5:55 pmCzech utility ČEZ announced that the cut of proportion of electricity it produces by burning coal from 39 percent to 12.5 percent by 2030.
One year of European Commission inaction on the illegal Turów coal mine
April 29, 2021 5:45 pmPolish utility PGE will have operated Turów lignite mine illegally for one year this coming Saturday 1 May.