October 8, 2021 12:57 pm
Published by loukia
European 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.
April 22, 2021 2:39 pm
Published by Europe Beyond Coal
Greece 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.
October 7, 2021 2:30 pm
Published by loukia
Turkey’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.
October 1, 2021 12:08 pm
Published by loukia
An 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”.
September 28, 2021 5:12 pm
Published by loukia
The 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.
March 23, 2021 8:00 am
Published by Europe Beyond Coal
Just five years on from the historic UN Paris Climate Agreement, Europe is halfway to closing all of its coal power plants by 2030.
September 26, 2021 10:52 pm
Published by greg
As the tallying of votes concludes in a pivotal election for Germany, early results show climate change and an early coal phase out have played an important role for German voters.
March 12, 2021 12:24 pm
Published by Europe Beyond Coal
Three coal power plant projects accounting for ten percent of Turkey’s planned coal pipeline have been scrapped.
September 22, 2021 12:40 pm
Published by loukia
China’s commitment to ending support for new coal overseas, and Turkey’s announcement at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that it intends to ratify the UN Paris climate agreement are a critical blow for coal power in Europe.
