cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/57512614
A sharp drop in carbon permit prices last week pushed lignite-fired power plants back into profitability for the first time since November, according to analysis from Energy Aspects Ltd. and the London Stock Exchange Group. The plants are now even cheaper to run than gas-fired generators, despite producing far higher carbon emissions.
I haven’t seen full year 2025 data yet, but EU coal and NG use in electricity sector declined over 10% each of '23 and '24 years, as electricity consumption rose.
I couldn’t read full archive, but coal being dirtier than imported LNG from US is false even with low, industry reported, methane leakage rates, but the liquification and shipping steps add enough emissions to make it dirtier.