No deliveries from Moscow from Wednesday: the EU has to look elsewhere for 40 million tons of material, at prices that are three times higher than a year ago. And the need is growing
by Sissi Bellomo
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It is the most polluting fuel, the first that Europe would like to get rid of. But today we are in dire need of coal: we are consuming more and more of it and paying record sums to power our power plants, which have become essential to avoid blackouts. However, refueling becomes a difficult challenge.
The embargo on deliveries from Russia, decided by the European Union last April, will come into force on August 10th. At this point, whoever was our greatest will leave the scene…