Solving the coal puzzle

Lessons from four years of coal phase-out policy in Europe

Playing With Fire

An assessment of company plans to burn biomass in EU coal power stations

The A-B-C of BCAs

An overview of the issues around introducing Border Carbon Adjustments in the EU

Coal mine methane leaks are worse for climate change than all shipping and aviation

New IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal mine methane leaks add up to a third to emissions from coal

Coal Free Kingdom

UK election manifestos should commit to take the UK fully coal-free, including in industry, finance, and domestic heating – ready for next year’s COP26 in Glasgow

The cash cow has stopped giving: Are Germany’s lignite plants now worthless?

Our new research finds German lignite gross profits collapsed 54% so far in 2019. With lignite now loss-making, the case for Gov. compensation has collapsed

Polityka Energetyczna Polski Do 2050 Roku / Poland’s 2050 Energy Roadmap

Polityka Energetyczna Polski Do 2050 Roku / Poland’s 2050 Energy Roadmap

The Polish Ministry of the Economy has been consulting on Poland’s energy policy for the first half of this century. The current draft largely forsees business as usual, with an enormous reliance on coal power without Carbon Capture and Storage. In Sandbag’s response, we show that costs for consumers will be lower if Poland moves away from subsidising coal, and invests in energy efficiency, and a more balanced energy system including renewables, nuclear, and CCS&U.

Read our response in Polish here.

Read our response in English here.

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September 10, 2016