The German government is canceling certificates from European emissions trading for the first time. The Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety announced that this will safeguard the climate protection effect of the statutory coal phase-out.
By Lukas Bayer
Ireland shut down its last coal power plant earlier than planned. In the coming months, additional European countries may follow suit.
By Lisa Kuner
For the first time, Latin American countries are no longer pursuing plans to expand coal power. Honduras and Brazil have scrapped the two remaining projects. Honduras has also joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance.
By Nico Beckert
Environmental organizations accuse Azienda Elettrica Ticinese of jeopardizing the coal phase-out with a compensation lawsuit.
By Alex Veit
Germany submits the next emission allowances from the coal phase-out to Brussels for deletion on time. It is now clear that the "market stability reserve" has also taken the allowances for the 2021 closures, which were not formally deleted, off the market.
By Bernhard Pötter
In 2024, fewer new coal power plants were built worldwide than in any year since 2004. However, new construction still outpaced plant closures. To meet climate goals, OECD countries would need to more than triple their annual shutdowns. Meanwhile, China is building coal plants at its fastest pace in years.
By Nico Beckert
Four years before the legal date for phasing out coal, Finland will no longer use the fossil fuel to generate electricity and heat this spring. The supply is secured even in extremely cold winters.
By Manuel Berkel
Wind power has largely replaced coal-fired power generation in Finland. When the Salmisaari power plant closes on April 1, the share of coal in the country's electricity mix is set to fall below one percent.
By Alexandra Endres
Poland's coal phase-out is progressing rapidly and is being accelerated by market forces. The country's coal mines are now unprofitable. Yet the government shies away from the energy transition because it fears protests from coal workers.
By Maximilian Stascheit
All German parties have presented proposals for new climate and energy policy in the run-up to the general election – some want to speed up climate action, others want to reduce efforts. Table.Briefings examines these ideas to see how realistic, effective and feasible they are.
By Nico Beckert
