EU must shut all coal plants by 2030 to meet Paris climate pledges, study says

Europe will vastly overshoot its carbon emissions target for coal unless it closes all 300 power stations, says thinktank Climate Analytics

The European Union will "vastly overshoot" its Paris climate pledges unless its coal emissions are completely phased out within 15 years, a stress test of the industry has found.

Coal's use is falling by about 1% a year in Europe but still generates a quarter of the continent's power - and a fifth of its greenhouse gas emissions.