17 NGOs call on Czech PM Babis to commit to a 2030 coal phaseout date
February 26, 2021The undersigned organisations call on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Czech Ministers to commit to a 2030 coal phase out date.
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North Macedonia pioneering energy transition in the Western Balkans
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Czech Coal Commission votes for 2038 coal phaseout date
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Czech Shadow Coal Commission calls for 2031 coal phaseout date
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Czech activists occupy Ministry to demand earlier coal phaseout
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Polish coal region Eastern Wielkopolska wants to be climate neutral by 2040
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