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New Czech government sees coal exit by 2033, backs nuclear power
The Czech Republic's new centre-right government will seek to lay the ground for a possible phasing out of coal by 2033, it said on Friday when it released its programme, while also supporting nuclear power as part of its energy future.
read more... 10/01/2022
World's largest coal port to be completely powered with clean energy
The world’s largest coal plant located in Australia declared it would be powered completely by renewable energy, part of a larger plan to decarbonize its business by 2040.
read more... 07/01/2022
Poland hopes for progress in talks with Czechs over Turow mine
Poland hopes to make progress in negotiations with the new Czech government over the open-pit lignite Turow mine near the border, Poland's prime minister said on Tuesday, referring to the most serious spat between the two European Union members in decades.
read more... 29/12/2021
German coalition targets earlier coal exit
Germany hopes to bring forward its coal phase-out by eight years to 2030, boosting renewables' share of the generation mix to 80pc, the incoming government announced today.
read more... 25/11/2021
Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal, though they said Monday the possible conversion of the country's last coal-fired power plant into one that burns wood pellets would be a step in the wrong direction.
read more... 23/11/2021