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EU Power Sector 2018
January 2019. Annual review of the European electricity transition shows that phase-out of hard coal is outpacing lignite.
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Europe
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European Union
30 January 2019
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The Last Gasp
Produced with high-resolution atmospheric modelling, this new research reveals how air pollution from each of Europe’s 103 coal companies is damaging public health.
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European Union
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Europe
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Coal
19 November 2018
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Barriers to EU industrial decarbonisation
This paper explores both the barriers faced in decarbonising industries and solutions put forward by stakeholders
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European Union
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Europe
15 May 2018
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Coal To Clean
The ‘gas bridge’ is unlikely to materialise in the UK: the 2025 coal phase-out will be completed without building large gas plants.
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Europe
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G7
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G20
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United Kingdom
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Coal
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Gas
13 April 2018
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EU ETS emissions rise for first time in 7 years
New data released today shows lignite emissions rose above hard coal for the first time
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Europe
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European Union
3 April 2018
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Climate of Cooperation
The agreed reform of the Effort Sharing Regulation would only require limited emissions cuts and lets the EU miss its 2030 climate change target.
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Europe
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European Union
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G7
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G20
27 March 2018
Research
Capacity Payments: The final ingredient to supercharge coal
There is a long list of policy gaps that favour coal; a low carbon price is just the tip of the iceberg. If coal plants get capacity payments, more urgent interventions would be needed to address these gaps.
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Europe
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European Union
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Coal
19 February 2018
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The European Power Sector in 2017: The Tipping Point
Renewable energy generation has overtaken coal in European electricity, but emissions reductions have stalled.
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European Union
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Europe
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Coal
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Solar
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Wind
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Bioenergy
30 January 2018
Policy Paper
Carbon Leakage Consultation – Our Response
The ETS reform is complete for the politicians, but much remains to be sorted out. This European Commission consultation looks at protection from Carbon Leakage in ETS Phase 4 (2021-2030), and asks how exactly free allowances should be distributed to EU industry.
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European Union
23 January 2018