EU pollutant limits threaten large coal power plants – research
Stricter European Union pollutant limits could lead to costly upgrades or the closure of one third of Europe’s large-scale coal power plant capacity, a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) showed yesterday. On April 28, EU member states approved stricter limits on pollutants such as sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from large combustion plants in Europe which can cause air pollution and respiratory diseases. To comply with the new rules by 2021... Читать дальше...