The new EU climate target could phase out coal power in Europe as early as 2030

The new EU climate target could phase out coal power in Europe as early as 2030

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Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 28, 2021

Tightening the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) in line with the EU Green Deal would dramatically speed up the decarbonization of Europe's power sector - and likely cause a demise of the coal industry. In a new study a team of researchers from Potsdam, Germany has quantified the substantial shifts Europe's electricity system is about to undergo when the newly decided EU climate target gets i

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