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    EU plans to reduce coal power generation by 58% by 2030

    • Last Update: 2023-01-02
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    Under member states' draft national energy and climate plans, climate campaign groups CAN Europe and Sandbag said Wednesday that the EU will reduce its installed coal power capacity by 58 percent from the current 143 GW to around
    60 GW by 2030.

    While eight member countries have explicitly committed to phasing out coal during the NECP period (2021-2030), 11 members said there was little or no reduction in coal capacity from 2019 levels
    .

    "Many member states that have no plans to exit coal have already benefited from various EU energy transition support schemes and are asking for additional funding," the group said
    .

    By 2030, the vast majority of the remaining remaining coal power capacity in the EU will be concentrated in six EU countries: Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece
    .

    "The European Commission must ensure that EU support for a fair transition to coal regions depends on credible and strong energy transition commitments from Member States
    ," the report said.

    The EU's governance regulations were adopted in 2018 to ensure that the EU's 2030 energy and climate goals are met, and the NECP is a key tool
    for regulation.

    The EU will make recommendations
    to member states that it believes need to do more to help achieve the EU's goals by 30 June.
    Member States then submit the final NECP by the end of 2019
    .

    In 2018, Europe's coal power plants released 625 million tonnes of CO2, accounting for nearly 15%
    of the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions.
    The EU road transport sector accounts for 21%
    of EU greenhouse gas emissions.

    According to climate analysis at the German Institute for Climate Science and Policy, in order to fulfill the Paris Agreement and limit global temperature rise to 1.
    5 degrees Celsius, EU countries need to stop coal-fired power generation
    by 2030.

    Under member states' draft national energy and climate plans, climate campaign groups CAN Europe and Sandbag said Wednesday that the EU will reduce its installed coal power capacity by 58 percent from the current 143 GW to around
    60 GW by 2030.

    Coal power

    While eight member countries have explicitly committed to phasing out coal during the NECP period (2021-2030), 11 members said there was little or no reduction in coal capacity from 2019 levels
    .

    "Many member states that have no plans to exit coal have already benefited from various EU energy transition support schemes and are asking for additional funding," the group said
    .

    By 2030, the vast majority of the remaining remaining coal power capacity in the EU will be concentrated in six EU countries: Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece
    .

    "The European Commission must ensure that EU support for a fair transition to coal regions depends on credible and strong energy transition commitments from Member States
    ," the report said.

    The EU's governance regulations were adopted in 2018 to ensure that the EU's 2030 energy and climate goals are met, and the NECP is a key tool
    for regulation.

    The EU will make recommendations
    to member states that it believes need to do more to help achieve the EU's goals by 30 June.
    Member States then submit the final NECP by the end of 2019
    .

    In 2018, Europe's coal power plants released 625 million tonnes of CO2, accounting for nearly 15%
    of the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions.
    The EU road transport sector accounts for 21%
    of EU greenhouse gas emissions.

    According to climate analysis at the German Institute for Climate Science and Policy, in order to fulfill the Paris Agreement and limit global temperature rise to 1.
    5 degrees Celsius, EU countries need to stop coal-fired power generation
    by 2030.

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