| Burning Europe’s lignite reserves would wipe out carbon budget from 2020 until the end of the century, says Greenpeace. New coal power stations designed to burn Europe’s massive deposits of lignite pose a serious threat to the continent’s decarbonisation efforts, according to figures released on Wednesday.
Analysts from Greenpeace’s Energydesk compiled data from the German government that shows burning Europe’s reserves of lignite would wipe out the EU’s entire carbon budget from 2020 until the end of the century...............................................Full Article: Source
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