Coal facing 'difficult outlook' as DONG Energy becomes latest firm to set phase out date

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Coal facing 'difficult outlook' as DONG Energy becomes latest firm to set phase out date

Danish energy giant continues 'green transformation' with pledge to end coal use by 2023

On the same day as a new Economist Intelligence Unit report concluded European coal generation will continue to face a "difficult outlook", DONG Energy today announced it would phase out the use of coal...

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