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False fix: the hidden health impacts
of Europe’s fossil gas dependency

First of its kind analysis on the health harm of burning fossil gas shows that in 2019 alone, burning fossil gas for power (and heat) …

Financing Putin’s war on Europe: Fossil fuel imports from Russia in the first two months of the invasion

Corrected version: we detected errors in our data on pipeline gas imports into the EU; these have been corrected. We have also improved the allocation …

12.8 GW of Chinese overseas coal project cancelled, but 57 GW could still go ahead

China’s “no new coal overseas” policy has already had a significant impact on the coal power pipeline in the rest of the world. The newly …

Health impacts of Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station, Maharashtra

With a capacity of 2,920 megawatts, the Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS), around 150kms south of Nagpur in Maharashtra – is one of the …

Air Quality, Health and Economic Impact Assessment of the Jambi-1 Coal Power Plant

PLTU Jambi-1 is a proposed 2 x 300 MW independent power producer (IPP) coal-fired power plant in Sarolangun, Jambi, Indonesia that will burn low-rank coal …

Health Impacts Assessment of the Integrated Steel Plant, JSW Utkal Steel Limited in Odisha, India

JSW Utkal Steel Limited, an Indian steel company, has proposed an integrated steel plant for the production of 13.2 MTPA crude steel near the Paradip …

Tracing the Hazy Air : Progress Report on National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

With India’s infamous air pollution levels gaining traction from the global press and local activists, the Centre, in January 2019, launched the country’s first National …

Bridge to Death: Air Quality And Health Impacts of Fossil Gas Power

Gas power’s role as a bridge in energy transition is widely accepted in South Korea, and the country’s 9th Basic Plan for Long-term Electricity Supply …

Air quality, health and toxics impacts of coal power and coal mining in Coahuila, Mexico

The Carbón 1 & 2 power plants, with a combined capacity of 2,600 megawatts(MW), in Coahuila, North Mexico, constitute the largest coal-burning facility andone of …

Emission Watch – Status assessment of SO₂ emissions and FGD Installation for coal-based power plants in Tamil Nadu

This report produced with Poovulagin Nanbargal and Asar, we looked at status of emission and FGD (Flue Gas Desulphurisation) installations at coal-based power plants in …

SOUTH ASIA – RIPE FOR CLOSURE: Ready for fossil phase out

A new report released by CREA and TransitionZero looks at electricity demand and supply in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, where close to 75 GW of excess fossil fuel capacity can be phased out without affecting the reliability of electricity supply in these countries.

EUROPE – RIPE FOR CLOSURE: Accelerating the energy transition and saving money by reducing excess fossil fuel capacity

Estimating excess operating fossil fuel-fired electricity capacity in 9 European countries.

Health Impacts of Coal Power Plant Emissions in Ukraine

Ukraine is home to some of the most highly emitting coal power plants in Europe and in the world. Coal-fired power plants in Ukraine are …

Comply or Close – How Western Balkan coal plants breach air pollution laws and cause deaths and what governments must do about it

For the past three years, new air pollution standards should have brought reductions in harmful emissions from coal plants across the Western Balkans. But in …

CO2 Emissions from Pakistan’s Energy sector

Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries to the adverse impacts of climate change, as well as air pollution. A report by German Watch …

China key regions meet modest winter air quality targets, as cleaner heating offsets swelling industrial emissions

China’s three key air pollution control regions met their modest winter targets as efforts to reduce heating-sector emissions and improved end-of-pipe controls in industrial plants …

The Health and Economic Cost of Coal Dependence in South Korea’s Power Mix

Public outcry over air pollution in South Korea has led to national commitments of phasing out coal by 2054. Despite South Korea having strong emissions …

Boom and Bust

A steep increase in coal plant development in China offset a retreat from coal in the rest of the world in 2020, resulting in the …

Projecting the health impacts of alternative phase-out timelines for the Šoštanj power plant

The Šoštanj lignite power plant is ranked the most polluting industrial facility in Slovenia by the European Environment Agency. Air pollutant emissions from the plant …

Air Quality, Health & Toxic Impacts of Proposed Coal in Vietnam’s Power Development Plan VIII

CREA‘s analysis of air pollution related impacts and costs of proposed coal power projects under Vietnam’s draft Power Development Plan 2021-2030 (PDP VIII) with a …

Health and Economic Impacts of Unabated Coal Power Generation in Delhi-NCR

Coal-based power plants are a major source of air pollution in India. After notification of emission standards for coal plants in December 2015, it’s been …

China Dominates 2020 Coal Plant Development

New coal power investments are on the rise in China. In 2020, China built over three times as much new coal power capacity as all …

Pollution from coal power costs Turkey as much as 27% of its total health expenditure – new report

Turkey is pushing ahead with plans to double its coal power capacity with 30 new coal power stations despite major health impacts and costs linked …

Air Quality & Health Impacts of Coal-fired Power in the Philippines

This report “Air Quality & Health Impacts of Coal-fired Power in the Philippines” studies how the existing coal capacity of 10 GW in the country is responsible for many negative health impacts, including 630 air pollution-related deaths in 2019. Another 9 GW of coal is under construction or in permitting phases, and will only increase premature deaths, other diseases and the associated economic costs.

China Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and Domestic 14th Power Five-Year-Plan (FYP)

To achieve the Paris Agreement target to limit the average global temperature rise this century below 2°C, emissions from the energy sector would need to peak as soon as possible and show a clear decline by 2030. This report “China Nationally Determined Contribution and Domestic 14th Power Five-Year-Plan” analyzes China’s potential to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and the country’s changes to its policy actions over the next five years.

Does India need new coal mines to meet it’s 2030 demand?

The recent announcement by the Indian Government to auction coal blocks to private companies for commercial use of coal gathered mixed reactions from various stakeholders. …

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