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Weaning Europe off of coal won't be easy

Weaning Europe off of coal won't be easy

Update: 2025-11-28
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Most European countries say they expect to close their coal power stations in the next five years. But what will that transition look like? How will it reshape communities, and people’s lives? There is a model. The UK was the first-ever country to announce a full coal phase-out, and it was a bumpy transition. From Deutsche Welle, DW, Dan Ashby reports.

This story originally aired on Aug. 8, 2025.

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Weaning Europe off of coal won't be easy

Weaning Europe off of coal won't be easy

Dan Ashby