Open letter to German Chancellor Merkel calls for end to Hambach forest clearing
October 5, 2018 1:00 pmEurope Beyond Coal and almost 100 organisations have signed a letter calling on German chancellor Merkel to declare a moratorium […]
Europe Beyond Coal and almost 100 organisations have signed a letter calling on German chancellor Merkel to declare a moratorium […]
The municipal-run utility of the eastern town of Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg, will replace its lignite-fired coal plant by […]
Centuries-old villages across the country are being bulldozed to make way to mine brown coal — one of the filthiest […]
It’s been a good run at the Ibbenbüren mine. But now, after 500 years of mining in this coal-producing region, […]
Following in the footsteps of major European insurers Allianz, AXA, Generali and SCOR, two French insurance firms, Macif and AG2R […]
The cogeneration plant at Pforzheim, south-west Germany, will phase out coal in 2022, it was announced in July 2018, increasing […]
Wuppertal public utility company (WSW) adopted a decarbonisation strategy which has led to the decommissioning of the Wuppertal-Elberfeld coal-fired electricity […]
Coal boilers at the combined heat and power plant Dessau will cease operating in 2019 following the commissioning of a […]
Coal plant closure momentum is growing in Europe this month, with four German plants retiring or announcing retirement in March, and Ireland committing to a total coal phase out by 2025.