Reports: Greenpeace seeks to buy and dump Vattenfall coal assets

Madeleine Cuff
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NGO said to be exploring possibility of buying coal-fired power stations in Germany to shut them down

Greenpeace is reportedly considering bidding for Vattenfall's lignite coal operations in Germany in a bid to accelerate the closure of some of the country's most polluting power stations. The environmental...

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