In 2022, EU coal production and consumption continued to increase, reaching 349 million tonnes (+5% compared with the previous year) and 454 million tonnes (+2%), respectively. This rebound started in 2021 and was mainly driven by lignite, a solid fossil fuel with low energy content belonging to the bigger category of brown coal.
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Will money creation save us?
The question of more monetary intervention or fiscal policy solutions has been discussed for years. As Piketty points out, it is not that simple, any solution will have to solve a large numbers of issues […]
Climate Crisis
Alyssa Battistoni – Climate change: There’s No Time for Gradualism
The urgency of climate change has never been clearer. We need a bold vision of a good and livable future — and a political program to match. Read here
Energy
Climate Analytics: About 80% of EU and German, virtually all Polish coal plants non-compliant with new EU 2021 air pollution regulations
“For Germany, which accounts for about 30% of the EU coal fleet, around 80% of the coal fleet expected to be still operating in 2021 would not comply with the emissions standards under the new […]
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