In all fairness, it's not as if this regressive step of turning back to the use of coal is something they want to do. Many of them have long been on the road to reduce, if not totally eradicate, the use of coal. But it seems they're left with no choice, at least for now.
To me, however, this is the right thing to do, the lesser evil, because the other option is to tolerate Putin's madness and desire to wreak violence and death on an independent nation and a peaceful people.
I believe this regression is merely an emergency step.
Do you really think that Putin is now sitting and crying that Europe wants to give up Russian gas? Russia is currently establishing a sales market in the eastern and southern countries. sales there will be much more than in Europe. The problems of Europe concern only the people living in it. And you can tell that you heat the stove with wood for any reason. Fact is fact. European countries are sliding into the abyss at a rapid pace and unfortunately this phenomenon is not temporary.