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Local groups and NGOs today welcomed the Czech government’s decision to file a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice against the Polish government for the illegal operation of the Turów lignite coal mine, which has been dug right up to the Czech and German borders, damaging local water supplies for nearby communities.

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Czech government to decide on coal exit as EU foreign ministers call for global coal phase out

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 26 January 2021

The Czech government is expected to agree a date for the closure of all of its coal plants on Monday 1 February.

Portugal to be coal free by year’s end

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 14 January 2021

The 1296 MW Sines coal plant in Portugal will be shut at midnight tonight, almost nine years earlier than first planned.

The EU Just Transition Platform Terms of Reference

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 15 December 2020

Terms of reference, assumptions and conditions for the establishmentof an inclusive, accessible, multi-stakeholder platform to assist EU countries and regions to unlock the support available through the EU Just Transition Mechanism and to deliver a truly just transition for their territories.

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 10 December 2020

Spain has experienced a massive decline over the last year and a half, a large majority of coal mines closed by the end of 2018, more than half of installed coal capacity closed at the end of June 2020, and it is expected that the last coal power plant will shut no later than 2025.