Effects of Russia’s war on European coal phase-out
As the EU wrestles when it can implement its embargo on Russian coal, a larger question looms over the future of coal in Europe. Does the war in Ukraine and concerns over natural gas risk delaying existing coal phase-out plans? Here we investigate this question by examining the energy security situation in different countries as well as the statements EU countries have made about their coal phase-out plans.
Lessons for phasing out coal
At COP26, 46 countries signed the ‘Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement’, ‘consigning coal to history’, including significant coal consumers such as Indonesia and Vietnam. Translating the experience of just transition policies from developed countries to emerging and developing economies is a crucial policy challenge to help implement these commitments. We developed a diagnostic tool to help researchers and policy makers most effectively translate these lessons.