Europe Is Still Addicted To Coal

The end of the age of fossil fuels is not yet in sight in Europe. As Statista’s Martin Armstrong illustrates in the following infographic, there are still a number of countries that generate a very large proportion of their electricity from coal. At the same time, not all countries have announced a date for phasing out its use. This applies in particular to those countries that have a high proportion of coal-fired electricity. Despite recent efforts to transition to renewable energy, Germany still lies in the upper quarter…