Portugal exits coal nine years early

Portugal’s only operational coal-fired power station ceased production last Friday, anticipating the government’s initial 2030 coal phase-out date by nine years and making Portugal the fourth EU member state to exit coal after Belgium, Sweden and Austria.

by Richard Weyndling

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