Coal production in the EU fell by 24% in 2019 in favour of natural gas and renewables, according to a report published on Wednesday 5 February by Sandbag and Agora Energiewende, two think tanks on climate issues.
According to the report drafted by the two organisations, this has led to a record 12% drop in CO2 emissions from the EU’s energy sector in 2019.
Half of the decrease in coal production was replaced by natural gas (+12%) and the other half by renewable energies, particularly wind...