> It should be noted that no country are planning to ban fossil fuel-burning power plants.
There are EU-wide plans of phasing out coal powerplants by 2030, and it's ahead of schedule so far. "Half of Europe’s 324 coal-fuelled power plants have either closed or announced a retirement date before 2030" [1]
EU is doing this mostly by financial incentives not by outright ban on coal, but the effect is the same. Recently a new block of coal-fired powerplant in Ostrołęka, Poland was cancelled and demolished, because it makes no economical sense to build new coal powerplants.
Of course coal isn't the only fossil fuel, but it's by far the most important when it comes to powerplants. Some gas powerplants will probably remain as a way to balance electrical networks during peaks (because they can be throttled faster than other types of powerplants), but it's relatively minor percentage.
There are EU-wide plans of phasing out coal powerplants by 2030, and it's ahead of schedule so far. "Half of Europe’s 324 coal-fuelled power plants have either closed or announced a retirement date before 2030" [1]
EU is doing this mostly by financial incentives not by outright ban on coal, but the effect is the same. Recently a new block of coal-fired powerplant in Ostrołęka, Poland was cancelled and demolished, because it makes no economical sense to build new coal powerplants.
Of course coal isn't the only fossil fuel, but it's by far the most important when it comes to powerplants. Some gas powerplants will probably remain as a way to balance electrical networks during peaks (because they can be throttled faster than other types of powerplants), but it's relatively minor percentage.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/eu...