Overview of national phase-out announcements
April 21, 2020 5:55 pm Leave your thoughtsA total of 72.8 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity is located in countries which have announced they will phase out coal by 2030 or earlier.
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Two Romanian coal plants lose their license to operate
January 31, 2020 4:52 pm Leave your thoughtsFinally, Romania’s Transelectrica sealed the fate of the Bacau and Drobeta coal plants. Having been deactivated for years, they have […]
Newborns not safe from RWE coal pollution
January 8, 2018 5:40 pm Leave your thoughtsThis is the story of Christian Doering, a paediatrician from Cologne, Germany, who is exposed to the pollution from the […]
Sunshine, soot and coal dust in Mallorca
October 4, 2018 5:40 pm Leave your thoughtsThis is the story of Josep Vich, a local from Alcudia, Spain, where the pollution from power utility Endesa burdens […]
Europe is not fighting hard enough to keep out coal subsidies
January 26, 2018 6:32 pm Leave your thoughtsTo prevent coal subsidies, the European Commission proposed a CO2 threshold for power plants to receive public subsidies.
Civil Society Joins Forces to Push Europe Beyond Coal
October 30, 2017 5:57 pm Leave your thoughtsTo combat the worsening impacts of climate change and air pollution, civil society groups across 28 nations are today launching Europe Beyond Coal.
Suffocating in Iskenderun Bay
September 26, 2017 1:45 pm Leave your thoughtsTurkey is rapidly expanding coal burning throughout the country, and its people and paying the price.
Soma: famous for grapes and mine disasters
September 26, 2017 1:44 pm Leave your thoughtsTurkey’s Soma is infamous for the recent death of 301 lignite miners, and its coal is both a direct and indirect threat undermining district’s future.
Vast German coal plant faces uncertain future
September 26, 2017 1:43 pm Leave your thoughtsGermany’s Niederaussem coal plant is a vast, dirty relic, chewing up villages and crushing the country’s responsibilities on climate change.