EUROPE COAL SECTOR DECLINES AS POWER SOURCE – BUT PROCESS IS UNEVEN
May 1st, 2017
EUROPEAN electricity industry federation Eurelectric hews closely to the views of its national associations, so when all but two of its members made a commitment in April (2017) not to fund investments in new-build coal-fired power plants after 2020, the energy sector can be sure this is a solid promise.
The pledge builds on a 2009 pledge by European utility CEOs to deliver a carbon-neutral electricity supply in Europe by 2050, Eurelectric secretary general Kristian Ruby stressed to Energy World.
All but Poland and Greece’s member associations signed the ...
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