Burial mounds from the 5,000-year-old Funnelbeaker culture stand in the way of the proposed Ościsłowo opencast lignite mine
Three years after it came online, Izdemir power station has been stripped of its environmental licence, in a win for campaigners
Setback for Chinese-backed plant planned near Europe’s second most-polluted city, with a ruling it must comply with tougher pollution limits
A 25% drop in imports in 2016 leads minister to declare independence from foreign coal
Report commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency recommends closing older plants rather than relying on the carbon price
Beijing government says it is starting to cancel coal projects, but critics say country is wasting billions on polluting capacity it does not require
Draft government plan finds no need for new coal stations beyond those already under construction, calls for massive renewable energy push
Global coal use is flatlining as China continues to restructure its economy, says influential energy think-tank
While Poland’s top politicians promote coal, communities and environmental lawyers are pushing back through the courts
The grim financial state of power stations opened in 2015 offer a cautionary tale to investors in countries like Japan and Poland, says think-tank
Government accused of ignoring increasingly severe water crisis as it gives green light to more coal plants in bid to tackle electricity shortages
Failings on the part of the bank contributed to “real and often severe harm” over a “prolonged period” to villagers around the Sibovc mine, says leaked report
Green groups are slinging legal challenges at proposed coal plants in a bid to prevent pollution and climate damage
Ministers say there’s little chance of Europe’s top economy switching off its coal plants for next two decades, despite raft of green policies
Support to “modernise” coal power plants was smuggled into a bill about electricity sector privatisation, prompting calls for a presidential veto
Funding gas plants to prevent electricity blackouts goes against a G7 promise to nix polluter handouts, says NGO
Coal mine expansion makes dirty fuel cheap and delays the transition to clean alternatives. A moratorium is in order, argues Richard Denniss
China cuts coal at home but state owned companies and banks drive new coal expansion overseas, despite promises of green growth for developing countries
Despite consistent legal victories, Adani cannot change a coal price that languishes far below the level necessary to make the huge Carmichael mine viable
The Australian Federal Court dismissed climate arguments against Adani’s massive Carmichael coal mine, which threatens the health of the Great Barrier Reef