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| Italy relies heavily on oil and gas for its electricity generation. But recently coal has entered the picture. ‘It is wise and vital for Ita...

| In Belgium, at least one new large coal-fired power plant is being planned. Environmental organisations are opposed, but the government and...

| Turkey is planning at least 8 and maybe even 40 new coal-fired power stations. The government encourages any kind of new power production, w...

| Coal rapidly seems to be losing ground as an energy source for Spain’s electricity supply. The government favours gas-fired power stations.....

| With nearly 80% of its electricity generated by nuclear power, France has little need for coal, at least as far its own national energy need...

| British electricity producers want to replace old coal-fired power stations with new, more efficient ones. Environmental activists want to h...

| The Netherlands hopes to neutralise additional coal power plants with an ambitious programme for carbon capture and storage. The Dutch even...

| If our economies cannot do without coal-fired power, the climate must be saved with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The good news is, the...

| The world’s first pilot plant for the capture of carbon dioxide in a coal-fired power station has commenced operations at the eastern German...

| Russia is trying desperately to maintain a monopoly on the transport of all oil and gas produced in the former Soviet Union. The country wou...