The government of Finland is considering enacting a ban on all coal-fired power plants by 2030, to help meet its CO2 emission reduction targets. According to Finland's new energy and climate strategy to 2030, the Nordic country aims to cover more than half of its energy needs with renewables, to halve the use of imported oil and to increase energy self-sufficiency to over 55% by 2030.
Coal accounted for less than 14% of the power mix in 2015 (from 24% in 1990 and 19% in 2000), while renewables (mainly hydro and biomass) covered 44% of the power mix, up from 29% in 1990 and 33% in 2000 (from 20% to 24% between 1990 and 2015 for hydropower and from 9.5% to 16% for biomass over this period).
In 2015, the United Kingdom announced similar plans to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2025 (only CCS-equipped coal-fired plants would be allowed), while Denmark aims to become fossil-fuel free by 2050 (no binding target or coal use ban).
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