The Dutch government Friday unveiled plans to shut the country's two oldest coal-fired electricity plants by 2025, as it seeks to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The other three remaining plants, using coal to produce electricity, will have to close down by 2030, the year the Dutch has vowed to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 49 percent.
Economy Minister Eric Wiebes said the ban on the oldest plants, located in Geertruidenberg and Amsterdam, was even stricter than had been initially envisaged by the cabinet. Under draft legislation to go before parliament, the two plants must now close by December 31, 2024.
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