Finnish government is considering banning all coal-fired power stations by 2030 to help meet emission reduction goals, Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn said on Wednesday. coal-fired power generation accounted for 7 percent of all electricity production last year, with 45 percent coming from renewable sources and 34 percent from nuclear, according to Statistics Finland. “Finland is well positioned to be among the first countries in the world to enact a law to ban coal … This will be my proposal,” Rehn told Reuters. The ban, if approved by all coalition partners, would be part of the Nordic country’s new energy strategy, which the centre-right government is due to present to parliament later this month. “Giving up coal is the only way to reach international climate goals,” […]