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Coal is the most polluting of fossil fuels, responsible for a third of global greenhouse emissions.
Enlarge ImageThe activists’ message certainly didn’t go unnoticed. Activists stopped the two conveyor belts delivering coal into the furnace of the coal fired plant. While climbers maintained a 14 hour occupation of the conveyor belt and a net secured net below, the regional environmental minister met with us. He promised the regional government would revise its energy plans to meet EU climate protection targets.
Building the wrong capacity
In a time where we should be looking towards renewable energy, local authorities in Sardinia have plans to expand the coal capacity in the region. Together with E.ON - one of the largest utilities companies in Europe - the local authorities plan to convert two older units at the plant from oil to coal. E.ON also plans to invest €50 billion in the next two years to increase energy generation capacity. They plan to build eight new coal plants in Germany, Belgium, the UK and the Netherlands (costing around €1.2 billion each) and to construct another 2000 mega-watts of coal-fired capacity in the rest of the EU.
Europe must quit coal
It’s time for the government and companies like E.ON to start acting responsibly.They need to stop investing millions of Euros in new coal stations and instead invest in renewable energy. The Sardinian authorities are taking the first step towards climate protection by committing to meet and exceed the target for 20 per cent renewable energy by 2020.
This autumn, the Greenpeace ships Rainbow Warrior and Arctic Sunrise are bringing the ‘Quit Coal’ message to the Mediterranean and Europe. The expedition, from Israel to Poland, is happening in the run-up to crucial UN climate negotiations in Poznan, Poland, this December, where quitting coal will be essential to a meaningful deal to save the climate.
Energy [R]evolution
If we’re serious about stopping climate change we need an Energy [R]evolution. Greenpeace's Energy [R]evolution scenario shows how renewable energy, combined with energy efficiency, can cut global CO2 emissions by 50% and deliver half the world's energy needs by 2050.
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