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EU ETS Emissions 2019

Europe’s coal power collapse exposes steel plants as Europe’s biggest emitters.

  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Coal
  • Carbon Intensity
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Coronavirus and EU electricity

Analysis by Ember reveals that the coronavirus response reduced electricity demand in every country across Europe last week.

  • European Union
  • Europe
  • Demand
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Global Electricity Review 2020

Ember’s Global Electricity Review is a comprehensive look at the international electricity transition.

  • World
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Wind
  • Solar
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EU Power Sector 2019

Annual review of the European electricity transition shows that for the first time wind and solar power overtook coal.

  • European Union
  • Europe
  • Coal
  • Solar
  • Wind
  • Gas
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The Path of Least Resistance

Electricity generated from coal is leaking into the EU, as coal plants outside EU borders avoid carbon price on electricity imports.

  • European Union
  • Europe
  • Coal
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Solving the Coal Puzzle

Lessons from four years of coal phase-out policy in Europe.

  • European Union
  • Europe
  • Coal
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Playing With Fire

Analysis by Ember finds that company plans to burn biomass in EU coal power stations are unsustainable and expensive.

  • European Union
  • Europe
  • Coal
  • Bioenergy
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Coal Free Kingdom

Election manifestos can go beyond the coal power phase-out, and commit to making the UK truly coal-free.

  • Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • G20
  • G7
  • Coal
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Coal mine methane leaks worse than shipping & aviation

New findings in today's IEA World Energy Outlook show that coal mine methane leaks are worse for climate change than shipping and aviation combined.

  • World
  • Coal Mine Methane