Former communist nations of Europe lag behind West in green energy, causing friction with EU
Sun-baked Bulgaria, windy Poland and farm-rich Hungary have thousands of megawatts in untapped renewable energy that the European Union wants used to fight global warming. But eastern Europe remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels, causing friction between older and newer EU members as the bloc pushes an ambitious plan to boost its reliance on green energy.
About 94 percent of the electricity for coal-rich Poland comes from coal-fired plants, a major source of the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. "They are lagging behind," Beatriz Yordi, an EU official in charge of promoting renewable energy, said of eastern European member nations. "And we are pushing them to catch up."
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