08/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – Among facilities covered by the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), the ten largest emitters of greenhouse gases in 2021 were all German and Polish coal-fired power plants, according to an analysis undertaken by the think tank Ember on Friday 8 April, which was based on data published by the European Commission. This puts Germany and Poland ahead of all other EU countries in terms of emissions from the EU electricity sector – together, they account for 53% of these. The analysis also highlights that emissions from EU coal-fired power plants have increased for the first time since 2015, rising by 17% last year. According to Ember, these emission numbers “show that coal is still a major threat to the climate”, while “the war in Ukraine is causing governments to assess options to reduce Russian gas imports”. Read the analysis: https://aeur.eu/f/16w (DG)