Out-Trumping Trump: European Nations Urge Subsidy Extension For Coal Plants Beyond 2030

Six European nations have called for government subsidies to be extended to coal-fired plants in capacity mechanisms beyond 2030, according to a working paper published earlier this month.

France, Poland, Ireland, the UK, Greece and Hungary demanded a “suitable and realistic transition period for existing installations that do not yet meet the emission[s] criteria”, they added in the paper published on NGO Climate Action Network’s (CAN) website.

This comes ahead of the European Commission’s next trilogue talks on electricity market design next Monday and Tuesday.

According to EC proposals, new or existing coal-fired power plants as part of capacity mechanisms must no longer receive state subsidies by 2025.

“French shame”