Slovakia 🇸🇰 has confirmed it will close its 266MW Nováky #coal power plant in 2023 as planned, demonstrating that European countries can proceed with their coal phase out plans and reduce their dependence on #Russian fossil fuels at the same time.
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The Nováky coal plant produces some of the most expensive energy in Europe. Replacing this capacity with #solar, #wind & battery storage capacity is a no-brainer.
They are cheaper, deliver greater energy security, and unlike #FossilFuels, don’t fund warmongers like Putin.
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That's 1.8 million tons of lignite per annum not being torched, along with some of the worst air pollution in SK 👍
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Great news about replacing the capacity with solar.
Our Coal to Clean Carbon Price Index shows for Slovakia, the carbon price needed to switch from coal to renewables + storage was negative -$86/tC02 in April - meaning it can be done at a cost saving.
transitionzero.org/coal-to-clean-
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