The burden of coal at the doorstep of the Energy Union

At a time when the EU strives to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, coal still represents more than half of electricity across much of the Western Balkans and other EU neighbouring countries, writes Janez Kopač. Making things worse, coal plants are intensively supported by Chinese and US capital, without active opposition of the EU, he says.

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Coal is a curse for the Energy Community Contracting Parties, which their energy ministers cannot fight alone, even if they wished, says Janez Kopač. [<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drenp/14003140102/in/photostream/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dren Pozhegu / Flickr</a>]

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