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Outdated grid planning and weak governance stalling Europe’s transition away from fossil fuels
May 13, 2025 12:01 amA Just Transition That Protects Both Coal Power Plants and Mines Workers and the Climate Is Possible in Turkey
New coal drops to lowest level in two decades
April 4, 2025 1:20 pmThe world added the lowest amount of coal power in 20 years, as 44 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity came online in 2024, a strong signal for the continued decline of the most polluting fossil fuel, according to Global Energy Monitor’s definitive annual survey of the global coal fleet.
A Ray of Light
April 8, 2022 3:02 pmPeople in Sivas, Eastern Turkey have been breathing the poison of the local Kangal coal-fired power plant for three decades now.
Ray of light
April 7, 2022 11:56 amPeople in Sivas, Turkey, have been suffering the toxic impacts of coal for three decades. They say they want change, and that installing σolar panels on the region’s coal sites is a big part of the answer.
Turkey’s open-cast coal mines can host enough solar to power almost seven million homes
March 23, 2022 1:45 pmThe Solar Potential of Coal Sites in Turkey report shows that approximately half of Turkey’s open-cast coal mines are suitable for conversion to solar farms.
Study shows Turkey’s coal mines can host enough solar to power almost 7 million homes
March 23, 2022 3:29 pmA new report published today by Europe Beyond Coal and its partners shows that approximately half of Turkey’s open-cast coal mines are suitable for conversion to solar farms. Taken together, they would boost the country’s solar capacity by 170 percent, and produce enough electricity to power 6.9 million homes.
Hearts of stone
January 28, 2022 12:29 pmPeople of the village of İkizköy, located in the Muğla province of Turkey, are resisting the expansion of a nearby coal mine that would bring the destruction of the region’s Akbelen Forest, by maintaining 27/7 watch camps among the trees.
Spain’s Los Barrios to close, as Turkey’s new coal pipeline quietly evaporates
August 3, 2021 2:06 pmSpain’s Los Barrios coal plant to close and six Turkish coal plant projects cancelled