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Anti-coal communities in Thailand’s deep south say no to coal

Press release | September 14, 2017 at 14:17

Bangkok, Thailand - The “Teluk Patani” network, Permatamas, and Greenpeace Southeast Asia have raised concerns over the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) of the proposed coal-fired power plant at Thepa. The groups say the project...

polluting paradise

Publication | April 16, 2018 at 13:08

How the Celukan Bawang coal-fired power plant is destroying the health and well-being of people in northern Bali.

Greenpeace welcomes moves to reduce coal use in the Philippines

Greenpeace welcomes moves to reduce coal use in the Philippines

Press release | May 30, 2016 at 15:09

Manila, 30 May 2016 - Greenpeace Philippines welcomed the Climate Change Commission recently released Commission Resolution 2016-001, which calls for a "national policy review” of the country’s energy policy in order to reduce the country’s...

Activists bring coal supply to a standstill at massive Indonesian power plant

Activists bring coal supply to a standstill at massive Indonesian power plant

Press release | May 15, 2016 at 12:39

Jakarta, 15 May 2016 – Greenpeace Indonesia activists today climbed the cranes of two grab-type ship unloaders, blocking the supply of coal for the Cirebon Coal Power Plant. The protest in Indonesia, the world’s second biggest exporter of coal,...

Cancelling Myanmar’s new coal plants could save 7,100 lives a year

Cancelling Myanmar’s new coal plants could save 7,100 lives a year

Press release | May 4, 2017 at 13:30

Yangon, 4 May 2017 - Approximately 7,100 lives could be saved every year if Myanmar cancels its massive plan to build coal-fired power plants, and instead invest on renewable energy to meet the country’s electricity demand. This is according to...

Myanmar Coal Report 2017

Myanmar Coal Report 2017

Publication | May 4, 2017 at 9:37

COAL : A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN MYANMAR

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Point of No Return in pictures

Point of No Return in pictures

Feature story | January 23, 2013 at 20:00

The world is quickly reaching a point of no return for preventing the worst impacts of climate change. Continuing on the current course will make it difficult, if not impossible, to prevent the widespread and catastrophic impacts of climate...

Cancelling new coal plants in Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan would save 50,000 lives a year

Cancelling new coal plants in Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan would save 50,000 lives a year

Press release | January 13, 2017 at 14:46

Hong Kong, 13 January 2017 - Approximately 50,000 lives a year could saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to a groundbreaking peer reviewed study from researchers at...

Greenpeace calls out the true cost of coal at coal industry event in Bali, Indonesia

Greenpeace calls out the true cost of coal at coal industry event in Bali, Indonesia

Press release | May 7, 2018 at 14:58

7 May, Bali, Indonesia - Major coal industry event Coaltrans started today in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, less than a week after the latest data from the World Health Organization showed that nine out of ten people are breathing air containing...

The World Bank must stop support for coal in Indonesia: Springs Meetings must lead to...

Press release | April 17, 2015 at 9:08

April 15, 2015 – Activists are calling on the World Bank to heed its own advice and follow a clear pathway to low-carbon development – starting with its own energy sector operations. While the Bank has ruled out direct support for coal plants in...

Coal expansion in Vietnam could claim 25,000 lives per year

Press release | September 30, 2015 at 16:00

Hanoi - Existing coal plants in Vietnam cause an estimated 4,300 premature deaths every year, which can be avoided by switching to renewable energy, according Harvard University research presented at ‘Coal and Coal Power: The Unknowns’ conference...

Energy and water security for a robust, green economy

Energy and water security for a robust, green economy

Feature story | March 22, 2014 at 8:00

Each year that World Water Day is celebrated, we get an opportunity to focus global attention on the importance of water and the need to ensure that this seriously imperilled resource is sustainably managed.

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The high price of coal

The high price of coal

Feature story | October 19, 2010 at 19:05

Cirebon – This morning, a flotilla of more than 30 fishing boats set off from the village of Waruduwur towards Cirebon coal-fired power plant. Onboard, local fishermen and Greenpeace activists called on Indonesia's government to abandon its plans...

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Quit Coal Indonesia

Quit Coal Indonesia

Feature story | October 19, 2010 at 12:42

Cirebon – Greenpeace today called on the Indonesian government to abandon its plans to build more coal fired power plants and instead embrace a clean energy future powered by renewable energy, at the launch of a report “Batubara mematikan: The...

Coal, not cheap, not clean

Coal, not cheap, not clean

Publication | November 19, 2010 at 12:03

Coal is the dirtiest, most carbon intensive of all fossil fuels, emitting 29 percent more carbon per unit of energy than oil and 80 percent more than gas, it is one of the leading contributors to climate change.

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Greenpeace calls on Philippines to Turn the Tide

Greenpeace calls on Philippines to Turn the Tide

Feature story | November 19, 2010 at 12:00

Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior arrived today in General Santos City in Mindanao, Southern Philippines to kick off the Philippine leg of her “Turn the Tide” tour of Southeast Asia. The ship, which brings with her a vision of a green and...

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Sarangani communities all set to knock out coal

Sarangani communities all set to knock out coal

Feature story | November 20, 2010 at 9:00

Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior today sailed into Maasim, Sarangani in Mindanao in southern Philippines, to join thousands of Sarangani folk as they sought to ‘knock out’ coal and broadcast their rejection of dirty coal power.

Greenpeace Challenges Facebook to go green by Earth Day

Press release | February 4, 2011 at 8:33

Greenpeace today issued a bold challenge to social networking giant Facebook, calling on it to embrace a clean energy future and to develop a plan by Earth Day (April 22nd) that would end its use of coal to provide electricity to the company’s...

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World Bank fails to heed its own advice on climate change and risks to the poor; continues support for coal in Indonesia

World Bank fails to heed its own advice on climate change and risks to the poor;...

Blog entry by Heike Mainhardt | April 17, 2015

Batang residents take action to agains Coal Fired Power Plant in their land. Across the world, countries look to the World Bank more than any other institution for the latest expertise and assistance on development.  This week in...

Mindanao at an energy crossroads

Mindanao at an energy crossroads

Publication | November 19, 2010 at 11:44

Mindanao, in southern Philippines, is the country’s second largest island group, occupying one-third of the country’s total land area. The region depends largely on agriculture and supplies 40% of the country’s food.

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