Carbon Taxes > Rising coal power imports are undermining EU climate goals -report

Rising coal power imports are undermining EU climate goals -report

Published 23:01 on January 28, 2020  /  Last updated at 22:37 on September 15, 2020  / /  Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS

The EU is increasingly importing cheap coal-fired power and encouraging the build-out of new carbon emitting facilities that undermine its GHG reduction goals, as the current soft approach of promoting climate policies in neighbouring countries has little effect, according to a new report.
The EU is increasingly importing cheap coal-fired power and encouraging the build-out of new carbon emitting facilities that undermine its GHG reduction goals, as the current soft approach of promoting climate policies in neighbouring countries has little effect, according to a new report.


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