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    Coal Shut Down. Yeah!

    Eco Watch, Sep. 26, 2016

    Dutch Parliament Votes to Shut Down All Coal Plants
    Dan Zukowski

    As President Obama's signature Clean Power Plan heads to court, the Dutch parliament voted Thursday to shut down its entire coal industry. The move is needed in order for the country to meet its 2030 goal to reduce carbon emissions by 55 percent.

    The action would put the Netherlands in position to achieve the goals of the Paris climate agreement. The 77 to 72 vote, while non-binding, comes on the heels of a recent confidential study, leaked to the Dutch newspaper Trouw, that one or more plants would have to be closed. The country has five coal plants currently in operation, including three that just came online last year. A recent five percent increase in emissions has been linked to its newest plants.

    In June, 2015, a court in The Hague ordered the Dutch government to cut its emissions by 25 percent within five years. The case was brought by the Dutch Urgenda Foundation. In a transcript from the reading of the verdict, the court said: "The state must do more to avert the imminent danger caused by climate change...
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