How EU utilities could save billions by phasing out coal power

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New analysis details how plummeting renewables prices, cheap gas and rising compliance costs mean over half of EU coal plants already lose money

The coal sector in Europe is "limping along", surviving on subsidies from governments during the winter months and hoping, seemingly in vain, for a revival in its fortunes. That is the conclusion of...

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