The majority of EU countries committed themselves to not build any coal-powered electricity plants after 2019. Image source: Shutterstock (#519756799)
At a press conference in Brussels last Wednesday, energy utilities from around the EU pledged to stop building new coal-fired power plants from 2020 onward. Except for Poland and Greece, all EU countries signed up to the initiative in a bid to show commitment to the Paris climate agreement as well as to become carbon-neutral in the energy sector by 2050. Eurelectric reaffirmed the historic pledge in a press conference.
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