ippr calls for UK to lead a two year Europe-wide freeze on new coal-fired power stations

The UK should propose a Europe-wide freeze on coal investment for a minimum of two years in order to reach carbon emission targets, says a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) published today (Wednesday).The think tank says that the European Union’s goal of reducing emissions from the power sector and heavy industry by 21 per cent by 2020 through its emissions trading scheme is endangered by proposals for seven new coal plants in the UK, such as that at Kingsnorth in Kent, and up to 75 across Europe.

By IPPR, UK.

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