Coal for Christmas – Who’s Been Naughty & Who’s Been Nice?
The progress towards a Europe beyond coal has been accelerating like never before – but not everyone in...
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Germany’s Coal Phaseout Fable
Negotiations for Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition government have pointed to an accelerated coal phaseout by 2030. A fierce...
Germany, stop therapeutic obstinacy on coal, NGOs demand
The German government plans to spend billions of taxpayers’ money to prop up an industry in its endgame....
Unhappy anniversary: One year of illegal mining in Turów
At the crossroad of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic, the controversial Turów mine has operated illegally for...
Romania promises billions to coal polluters against EU state aid rules
Bucharest is handing out a billionaire subsidy to the country’s most polluting company, but the plan contravenes EU state...
Corporate blackmail blocks climate action
As German energy giant RWE exploits an outdated legal instrument to resist necessary climate action, pressure mounts on...
Save our homes from caving in, town threatened by coal mine urges the EU
At the frontline with the controversial Turów mine, residents of the German city of Zittau risk losing the...
Give us back our water and homes: communities stand up to greedy coal
From Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic, people are taking on greedy coal corporations that steal their...
A guide to speeding up Europe’s coal exit
A new wave of coal plant shutdowns is taking the European Union one step closer to a coal-free...
New coal law will be ‘canary in a coal mine’ moment for German presidency
As Germany takes the helm of the EU, its problematic coal law risks sending out the wrong signals,...
