Coal’s comeback in Europe could become permanent unless policymakers rethink their approach, campaigners have warned. Carbon emissions from coal power across the EU have risen 6% since 2010, despite falling electricity demand and increased renewable generation.
That is a result of cheap coal displacing expensive, but less polluting, gas in the energy mix. Sandbag, a London-based NGO and think-tank, called for urgent action to curb coal emissions, in a report published on Thursday...............................................Full Article: Source
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