EurActiv: Dawn of new EU emissions rules could sound death knell for coal power

New EU rules formally agreed on Monday (31 July) mean power plants will have to cut pollutants, with the cost of compliance estimated to be over €15bn. According to euractiv.com, environmental groups predict that the logical next step is widespread closures of the most polluting coal-powered plants. Europe’s power plants will have to cut pollutants such as nitrogen oxide, mercury and particulate matter under new rules that were approved ...

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