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

| Hardly anything irritates the Danes more than to be told that they deliver “dirty power” and export it as well. But the fact remains, the Sc...

| 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...

| As the second largest oil and gas producer in the former USSR after Russia, the method with which Kazakhstan chooses to develop its gas reso...

| Sweden is often held up as a model when it comes to renewable energy. The country will have no problem meeting its Kyoto targets. But undern...

| While the EU and the US are pushing for more sanctions against Iran, Turkey is improving its political and economic cooperation with Iran, e...

| Zambia’s electricity sector is in serious disarray. Monumental mismanagement and political interference have prevented the entrance of priva...