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Portugal on track to become coal-free by year end
The Sines coal plant in Portugal went offline at midnight yesterday evening (14 January), leaving Portugal with just one remaining coal power station in operation, which is scheduled for closure in November.
read more... 15/01/2021
Britain sees greenest year for electricity in 2020
The country was powered coal-free for over 5,147 hours in 2020, compared with 3,666 hours in 2019, National Grid ESO said
read more... 12/01/2021
Germany passes ‘coal-exit’ law to phase out fossil fuels by 2038
German lawmakers have voted a roadmap for the coal-free era in the country, which includes abandoning nuclear power by 2022
read more... 06/07/2020
Europe is going coal-free, but a vast lignite mine is expanding in eastern Germany and coronavirus has delayed new climate laws
The landscape makes you think of the surface of the moon. As far as the eye can see, deep gashes scar the earth. At the spot where the giant machines stand, ancient layers of bared coal are visible all the way to the base of the pit.
read more... 03/06/2020
Britain breaks record for coal-free power generation
Britain has gone without coal-fired power generation for its longest stretch since the Industrial Revolution, breaking the existing record of 18 consecutive days this morning.
read more... 29/04/2020