EU proposes 2040 emissions cut target of 90%, spelling end of coal
The European Commission published an impact assessment on possible pathways toward making the European Union climate neutral by 2050
Polish coal industry workers to receive EUR 300 million amid closures
Poland will compensate with EUR 300 million the employees in coal power plants and lignite mines that will be closed
Greece breaks records in renewables, energy efficiency in 2023
Renewables including large hydropower plants covered more than half of demand in Greece for the first time last year, alongside other records
Projects worth EUR 5.6 billion underway in Bulgaria to replace coal
Coal plants in Bulgaria may close much faster than planned. Companies submitted over 70 proposals for the Just Transition Fund.
Mitsotakis: Just green transition starts with obvious win-win efforts
Huge funds are necessary for a just green transition, but so is public support, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Davos
ContourGlobal urges Bulgaria to help coal plants for sake of energy security
CEO of ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 Vassil Shtonov said Bulgaria needs to keep coal plants afloat until large gas power plants are built
United Kingdom, Slovakia to bid farewell to coal this year
Britain and Slovakia are set to close their last coal power plants this year while Austria gave up on restarting its Mellach facility
Global players bid to replace coal with 455 MW of solar power in Romania
Tenders for 455 MW of PV capacity replacing CE Oltenia's coal plants drew investors from China, Turkey, the US, Germany and Ukraine