Czech Coal Energy Commission proposes to abandon coal as an energy source by 2038. Now in the Czech Republic, about 36% of the energy used is produced from hard coal and brown coal..

By this time, all coal-fired power plants in the Czech Republic will have to switch to more environmentally friendly energy sources - natural gas or renewable sources. Nuclear power is also being considered, Europulse clarifies.

Eco-activists, including their representatives in parliament, believe that the Czech Republic can significantly speed up this process.

According to their calculations, the Czech Republic may stop using coal by 2030 if it invests in the development of green energy as much as the EU countries spend on it on average..

European countries are increasingly abandoning coal as a source of energy. For example, Austria and Sweden closed their last coal-fired power plants this year, Portugal plans to follow suit next year - 2 years ahead of schedule. Overall, according to Eurostat data, over the past 30 years, coal use in the EU has decreased by 55% and production by 77%..