Petition updateExit Coal Now!Coal power plant closures postponed in Europe
Exit Coal Now (ECN)
19 Feb 2023

Unfortunately, optimistic coal power plant closure timelines have been pushed back due to the energy crisis in Europe. Premature closure of nuclear power plant and delays in renewable and other low-carbon power plant newbuilds have compounded the problem. Fortunately, this crisis has caused deep revisions of previously optimistic transition plans which erroneously estimated that it was possible to simultaneously exit coal and reduce power grid production: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/energy-crisis-revives-coal-demand-production-2022-10-19/

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