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.
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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.
Bulgaria announces climate failing coal exit
October 15, 2021 9:28 amThe Bulgarian government has announcedin its National Resilience and Recovery Plan that the country will phase out coal in 2038 or 2040.
The Commission must live up to its European Green Deal promise and stop subsidies to fossil fuel companies, experts warn
October 8, 2021 12:57 pmEuropean climate, environmental and health NGOs have sent an open letter to the European Commission urging it to ensure that bloc-wide guidelines on energy subsidies do not allow taxpayers’ money to be used for bailing out fossil fuel operators. The world is watching and the EU needs to show leadership in helping the transition away from all fossil fuels as soon as possible, the letter says.
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.
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.