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G7 discussing 2035 end date for coal-fired power plants
Energy ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy countries meeting in Italy are discussing setting a common target date of 2035 to shut down their coal-powered power plants, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Monday.
read more... 30/04/2024
Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power plants
Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants over Easter to ensure that the country would meet its climate neutrality targets, with Economy Minister Robert Habeck saying that the plants were “neither necessary nor economical”.
read more... 02/04/2024
Germany approves bringing coal-fired power plants back online this winter
Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved putting on-reserve lignite-fired power plants back online from October until the end of March 2024, the economy ministry said, as a step to replace scarce natural gas this winter and avoid shortages.
read more... 05/10/2023
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G20 per capita CO2 emissions from coal rise 7% from 2015
Group of 20 nations have increased per capita emissions nearly 7% from coal-fired power since 2015, with China and India adding new plants, and Australia's CO2 count per head nearly three times higher than the world average, research showed on Tuesday.
read more... 05/09/2023
France allows coal plants to operate until end-2024
The French government today published a decree increasing the number of hours when coal-fired plants are allowed to operate until the end of next year.
read more... 25/08/2023