Bulgaria’s interim government ordered the temporary closure on Tuesday of the Maritsa 3 power plant in the town of Dimitrovgrad due to excessive levels of sulfur dioxide, as protesters took aim at another plant over its own emissions.
Bulgaria, Czechia, Poland, and Romania are among the European Union’s most coal-intensive economies. A new report shows how investing in clean energy in these countries could drive Europe’s green recovery.
The coronavirus lockdown has fed a common desire in some very different countries: the need for cleaner air and support for tougher government rules to get rid of pollution, according to an opinion poll.
