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Repeat offenders: coal power plants top the EU emitters list
The ten largest emitters in the EU's Emissions Trading System are all coal power plants, with Germany and Poland dominating the list.
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European Union
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Poland
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Germany
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Coal
23 May 2023

In it together: the road to a cleaner, cheaper CEE power system
Central and Eastern European countries could increase security and lower power prices through regional collaboration and more wind and solar.
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Europe
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Poland
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Czechia
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Wind
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Solar
15 May 2023

Major loopholes for coal mines in EU methane regulation
Two major loopholes in the EU methane regulation would allow coal mines to release additional methane emissions equivalent to Belgium and Czechia’s annual CO2 emissions combined.
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Poland
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European Union
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Czechia
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Coal Mine Methane
2 March 2023

PEP2040: Progress or disappointment?
Poland could double renewables ambition and halve gas expansion in its upcoming PEP2040 energy strategy.
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Poland
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Gas
6 February 2023

Failure to remove barriers to Poland’s onshore wind risks blackouts and higher bills
Poland could quadruple its onshore wind capacity after lifting its extremely restrictive spatial planning regulations.
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Poland
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Wind
28 November 2022

Top 10 EU emitters all coal power plants in 2021
Ember analysis of EU-ETS data finds that the top 10 emitters in the EU-ETS were coal or lignite power plants in Germany and Poland.
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Europe
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European Union
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Poland
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Germany
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Coal
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Carbon Intensity
8 April 2022

Change is in the wind
Poland’s restrictive laws block it from deploying half of the onshore wind that is necessary for Europe’s 2030 climate goals.
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Poland
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Europe
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European Union
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Wind
15 March 2022