EUROPE WILL BE COAL FREE BY 2030
A clean, sustainable future is here
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The end to global warming is beyond coal
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HEALTH
Closing coal plants saves lives
In 2015 19,500 people died early because of coal pollution from the EU’s coal power plants. It is one of the main causes of air pollution, and the earlier plants and mines are closed, the better the health outcomes across Europe will be.
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PEOPLE
A clean, sustainable future is here
Europeans overwhelmingly want the clean renewable energy future that lies beyond coal. Coal workers and communities need support and certainty now to seize the better jobs and economic alternatives that a coal-free future will bring.
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CLIMATE
The end to global warming is beyond coal
Coal’s fingerprints are all over climate change, and Europe is not immune from the extreme weather events it is making more intense and frequent. Closing coal plants is one of the quickest and most effective ways for Europe to do its part to reduce global warming.
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COSTS
Coal costs the earth
Mining and burning coal pollutes water, damages ecosystems, and exposes people to toxic air pollution. It destroys villages and productive agricultural land, and places an unnecessary strain on our economy and healthcare system. Burning coal also drives climate change, contributing to more frequent and more extreme weather events such as fires, storms and heatwaves, significantly inflating their costs.
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