European coal in structural decline
June 24, 2020 8:13 amThe COVID-19 pandemic has had great impacts on all aspects of society, in the energy industry, the economic shutdown has led to reductions in CO2 emissions.
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EPH gambles against market and climate with acquisition of 900 MW Schkopau coal power plant
March 9, 2020 5:09 pmCzech-based energy investor EPH, announced its intent to acquire the remaining shares of a 900 MW coal power plant in the German city of Schkopau.
Turkey’s dilemma: risky coal or clean development
February 7, 2020 4:43 pmTurkey needs to decide between a just coal transition keep its coal plants on life support; wasting money and forcing more communities out of their homes.
Stop the money. Save the future.
January 21, 2020 1:12 pmThe fossil businesses are being handed nearly $5 trillion in subsidies each year, they cannot survive without investors, banks, and costly insurance.
Don’t believe the hype: the ‘new’ RWE still fails the Paris climate test
November 29, 2019 2:06 pmExecutives worked hard to present RWE as a cleaner, greener utility at the launch of it’s new business strategy, but RWE’s attempt to reposition
CEZ coal phase-out: too slow and selling its responsibility
October 8, 2019 3:40 pmIn the beginning of October 2019, the Czech state-owned utility ČEZ published its plan to exit coal
A European look at the UN Climate Action Summit Just Transition initiative: good idea, but key commitments missing.
September 25, 2019 2:07 pmFollowing an explosion of interest in the concept of just transition over recent years, the topic was included as one of the 28 ‘initiatives’ to be signed up to at this year’s UN Climate Action Summit.
CEZ AGM goes to extra time but sheds little light on the fate of Pocerady coal power plant
July 15, 2019 12:32 pmAfter a marathon 20-hour-long meeting that saw CEO Daniel Benes and his advisors bat away 400 shareholder questions and play down multiple climate activist interruptions, the 2019 AGM of Czech
The French banks behind RWE’s destruction
July 10, 2019 8:06 amGerman energy company RWE is the largest polluter in Europe. Its coal-fired power plants emit more than 100 million tonnes of CO2 per year, the equivalent of the cumulative emissions of Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal.