Europe's leaders must set coal phase-out dates to hit climate targets, says Greenpeace

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Greenpeace urges European leaders to "ramp up" efforts to phase out coal as new analysis reveals the region's coal-fired power stations released 762 million tonnes of CO2 in 2014

Greenpeace is calling on European leaders to set out clear national plans to phase out coal-fired power stations across the bloc, as a new study reveals the plants are responsible for close to a fifth...

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