WRITTEN BY VERA ECKERT AND FRANCESCA LANDINI ON JUN 21, 2022. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
As Russia Turns Down The Gas, Europe Does An About-Face On Coal
eu coal plantEurope’s biggest Russian gas buyers raced to find alternative fuel supplies on Monday and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that threatens an energy crisis in winter if stores are not refilled.
Germany, Italy, Austria, and the Netherlands have all signaled that coal-fired power plants could help see the continent through a crisis that has sent gas prices surging and added to the challenge facing policymakers battling inflation. [bold, links added]
The Dutch government said on Monday it would remove a cap on production at coal-fired energy plants and will activate the first phase of an energy crisis plan.
Denmark has also initiated the first step of an emergency gas plan due to the Russian supply uncertainty.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/as-russia-turns-down-the-gas-europe-does-an-about-face-on-coal/
