A blast of air and dust from the June 2 implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant outside felled power poles and damaged nearby homes.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/detroit-ap-mike-duggan-pittsburgh-chicago-b2355353.html

Activists blame the high levels of toxic smog on clusters of factories and coal-fired power plants near the city, with Greenpeace Indonesia saying there were 10 such power plants within a 100-kilometer (62 miles) radius.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-indonesia-capital-pollution-spike-due.html

All of the coal-fired stations need maintenance and stop frequently or are not producing at all.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202309270002.html

“Although we already have all the operationally proven technology … without the ability to deliver firm, carbon-free electricity at scale to match demand, we can’t shut the coal-fired power stations, and, without that, we can’t decarbonise.”

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/north-harbour-sets-sight-on-clean-energy-missing-link-20230818-p5dxof.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_business

As a major financier and equipper of coal-fired power plants, China’s announcement was hailed as a major step toward achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/11/26/resources/cambodia-coal-push-stalls/

ATHENS – With Greece forced after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to return to using coal-fired plants to generate electricity, the state’s Public Power Corporation will acquire the developer of a 216 Megawatt wind farm off Alexandroupolis.

Source: https://www.thenationalherald.com/greeces-electricity-company-investing-in-offshore-wind-power-farms/

But, at the same time, you have China putting in a coal-fired power generation plant every week.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/08/05/are-humans-a-cancer-on-the-planet-a-physician-argues-that-civilization-is-truly-carcinogenic/

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has slammed the Coalition's proposal to refit retiring coal-fired power stations with nuclear technology after his department put the cost of the plan at $387 billion.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8352899/refitting-retired-coal-power-stations-with-nuclear-tech-has-387b-price-tag/?src=rss

For the second year in a row, India’s government has ordered the nation’s coal-fired power plants to run at full power.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/india-ap-bengaluru-kolkata-west-bengal-b2312187.html

Grimaldi's is a Brooklyn institution, first started in Dumbo in 1990 around a family tradition of coal-fired brick oven pizza.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/the-50-biggest-pizza-chains-in-the-us/article_dc27fec7-b864-547b-b69a-4948aee0a396.html

Hopeful but not yet celebrating – that’s the feeling among workers at Eraring coal-fired power station, following reports it could remain open BEYOND 2025.

Source: https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2023/07/14/eraring-to-possibly-remain-open-beyond-2025/

It captures some of the CO2 pumped out from the coal-fired power station — then pipes it directly to an oilfield where it’s injected underground to squeeze even more oil from the Earth.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/03/20/opinion/carbon-capture-wont-fix-our-climate-problem

Jack said coal-fired plants must have 35 days of supply on the ground.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/26/pjm-details-december-power-failure-to-committee/

Many of South Africa’s predominantly coal-fired power stations are ageing and the government wants to reduce carbon and other emissions that contribute to climate change.

Source: https://mg.co.za/environment/2023-06-23-people-fear-the-future-if-grootvlei-power-station-closes/

Medupi and Kusile — which are in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, respectively — are the newest of the coal-fired power stations but units keep going down, contributing to the rolling blackouts.

Source: https://mg.co.za/news/2023-01-17-you-are-sabotaging-us-ahead-of-2024-elections-anc-tells-eskom/

Now, fans are fighting to protect it from a coal-fired power plant under construction nearby.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/ff6a63ed50f42097?ref=ff

State-owned coal-fired power stations would be turned into 'clean energy hubs'.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12857961/Queensland-premier-Steven-Miles-climate-change-Al-Gore.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The $32 billion in privately funded generation is being sought to provide the power that will be needed as the state's coal-fired generators are shut down.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8063316/matt-kean-says-16-bids-have-been-shortlisted-in-electricity-infrastructure-roadmap-tenders/?src=rss

The Biden administration is urging a rapid end to coal-fired power, which is waning in the U.S., even as it permits more oil drilling and ramps up exports of natural gas — much of it destined for Asia.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/cop28-climate-divide-beijing-china-us-washington-john-kerry-xie-zhenhua-joe-biden-xi-jinping/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

The JETP compels Indonesia to impose a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, though there are exemptions for "captive" plants that serve other industrial facilities.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/indonesia-coal-power-pollution-world-bank-3769816?cid=cna_flip_070214