Coal Regions To Receive Assistance Under EU Green Deal

PEITZ, GERMANY - JANUARY 15: Steam rises from cooling towers at the Jaenschswalde lignite coal-fired power plant at twilight on January 15, 2020 in Peitz, Germany. The European Union Parliament today approved an ambitious plan called the "Green Deal" to funnel EUR one trillion from private and public sources over the next ten years into measures to meet ambitious emissions reduction targets. The policy also calls for support for Europe's coal-mining regions to make the economic transition away from coal. The Jaenschwalde plant is among Germany's biggest coal-fired power plants and emits approximately 24 million tons of CO2 annually. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)