Chiflón del Diablo
In Lota, Chile, the galleries of Chiflón del Diablo extend beneath the Pacific Ocean. Once a coal mine where generations worked in dangerous conditions, the site…
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Soweto towers
The Orlando coal power station was decommissioned in 1998, after serving Johannesburg for over half a century. The plant’s two cooling towers are still a…
Fear and Fossil Fuels in Romania
A draft law supported by thirty members of the Parliament, aims to roll back Romania’s coal phase out and, at the same time, delivers a…
A Pragmatic “Glide Path” for Coal Phase Out
Most countries are moving toward renewable energy and have defined – often timestamped – plans to phase down or phase out coal. These commitments reflect…
April-June 2026 (ONE)
Serbia Adopts Just Energy Transition Plan Until 2030
This article was originally published by Balkan Green Energy News. Serbia now has a Just Energy Transition Plan until 2030. The document contains suggested measures…
Landmark Moment for Berlin’s Heating Transition: BTB Bids Farewell to Coal
On 20 March 2025, Berlin marked a major milestone in its energy transition. Blockheizkraftwerks- Träger- und Betreibergesellschaft mbH (BTB) – one of the city’s district…
Arigna
Arigna is a village near the namesake “plundering” Arigna River in the west of Ireland. This area in the far north of County Roscommon was associated with the…
Sumitomo Ponbetsu Mine
LAST STAND: Sumitomo Ponbetsu Mine (Hokkaido, Japan)
Burning Trees: As the Biomass Industry Grows, Its Carbon Emissions Go Uncounted
The port of Longview, Washington has served as a bustling hub of commerce for more than a century. Ships carrying everything from grain to wind…
Western Balkans decarbonisation is urgent: but the EU enlargement package is still sending mixed signals
The European Commission’s annual reports on the Western Balkan countries’ EU accession progress vary considerably on decarbonisation, sending mixed messages on coal and especially gas….
Coal could serve a key role in the transition to hydrogen
Coal has been rightfully branded a dirty fuel source as burning it in large quantities drives climate change and pollutes the air. Yet soon it…
Sustainable district heating gives hope to the Romanian city of Motru
It’s not often that a town in a coal dependent region leaps to a fully renewable district heating system. Sometimes it is not even technically…