‘No Deal’ Brexit will trigger a UK coal resurgence
A ‘No Deal’ Brexit will result in a major increase in coal burn. The UK needs a strong carbon price to ensure a smooth transition from coal to clean
RWE and the Hambach protests: Why should investors be worried?
RWE is coming under intense scrutiny for the clearing of Hambach forest to expand its coal mine – and now the share price is beginning to suffer
Coal capacity payments? Add it to the list of Poland’s coal subsidies…
Poland’s coal plants already get billions of Euros subsidies through a variety of loopholes and derogations from European law. Now the spectre of a capacity market means an even bigger figure
New Wind & Solar now competes even with existing Coal & Gas
Today, the European carbon price hit 20 Euros. Our analysis shows rising carbon, coal and gas prices mean that for the first time new onshore wind and solar can compete with the short-term costs of generating electricity from existing coal and gas plants.
Maintaining the UK lead in the coal phase-out
The UK is already leading the world in phasing out coal, but National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios show we can phase-out coal even earlier, by 2022
