Marko Štrigl

NGO welcomes govt plan for coal phaseout by 2033

Published by The Slovenia Times on Fri, 03/19/2021 - 07:11

Ljubljana/Šoštanj/Velenje – Focus has welcomed the government’s proposal to phase out coal in Slovenia by 2033, saying this is the most sensible decision given the three potential scenarios to restructure Slovenia’s two coal regions. Still, it believes that given the Paris Agreement, Slovenia should drop coal by 2030, just like 14 other EU members.