VW quits coal in Wolfsburg
March 8, 2018 10:03 amIn early 2018, Volkswagen announced it would convert its two coal power plants in Wolfsburg – including Wolfsburg North and […]
Tag Archive: Germany
Coal: not economic
March 2, 2018 10:18 amThe second coal unit at the Werdohl-Elverlingsen power plant in North-Rhine Westphalia will be retired at the end of March […]
NGOs Call on Rotterdam Harbour to End Coal Shipments
February 20, 2018 4:38 pmEurope Beyond Coal groups and other NGOs have called on the Mayor of Rotterdam, Mr Ahmed Aboutaleb; the CEO of […]
NGOs Call on Rotterdam Harbour to End Coal Shipments
February 19, 2018 9:46 amEurope Beyond Coal groups and other NGOs have called on the Mayor of Rotterdam, Mr Ahmed Aboutaleb; the CEO of Rotterdam Port, Mr Allard Castelein; and the Rotterdam City Council, to phase-out coal transshipments.
It’s time for Rotterdam to rethink its role as Europe’s main coal pusher
February 19, 2018 9:45 amPort of Rotterdam CEO Allard Castelein claims his port embraces the Paris agreement and that companies who are not Paris-proof have no future. Now is the time to show it by ending coal shipments from the port.
Sacrificing culture and communities for coal
January 31, 2018 6:19 amAs German politicians negotiate a power sharing agreement, the impact of their energy choices has been brought into sharp focus by the demolition of the St Lambertus church for a coal mine.
Hard coal unit closes after 53 years in operation
January 27, 2018 12:20 pmThe remaining coal-fired unit of the Duisberg-Hochfeld combined heat and power plant closed in March 2018. Thanks to, among others, […]
Cottbus to close municipal coal plant
January 25, 2018 12:25 pmThe public utility and city of Cottbus announced that its lignite plant would close by 2022, to be replaced by […]
El País – La adicción al carbón ensucia la imagen de Alemania
January 14, 2018 2:04 pmUna veintena de habitantes de un pueblo del Este del país resiste al avance de una mina de lignito, una […]