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Chinese and Turkish announcements spell end to new coal in Europe

by loukia - 22 September 2021

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.

Poland fined EUR 500,000 per day for violating EU court ruling at Turów coal mine

by Alastair Clewer - 20 September 2021

Statement from the Europe Beyond Coal campaign groups on Poland being handed an unprecedented fine for breaching a European Court of Justice order to halt operations at PGE’s Turów coal mine:

German coal phase out accelerates with 2026 closure of Hannover Stöcken plant

by loukia - 10 September 2021

Germany’s inadequate 2038 coal exit plan has left its regions and companies taking action into their own hands, with the city of Hannover today becoming the latest to announce a faster-than-planned coal exit.

Germany’s infamous Datteln IV coal plant hangs by a thread

by Europe Beyond Coal - 26 August 2021

The future of Germany’s controversial Datteln IV coal plant hangs in the balance after court ruled that the plant was constructed illegally.

Akbelen struggle gives hope in these difficult days

by loukia - 16 August 2021

Akbelen is the last patch of forest in İkizköy, a village in Muğla, Turkey, and it is currently threatened by the expansion of yet another coal mine.

Spain and North Macedonia commit to exit coal by 2030

by loukia - 30 June 2021

Spain and North Macedonia joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) at the London Climate Action Week today, bringing the number of European countries that have committed to phase out coal by 2030, or are already coal free, to sixteen. North Macedonia will close its two coal plants by 2027, while Spain has opted for an unambitious 2030 end date for coal, despite closing all of its coal mines and more than half of its installed coal capacity since 2019.