Coal industry — latest ecology news
![Greta Thunberg was caught at a protest against the expansion of a mine in Germany. Photo](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/831CCA39-4A3E-4378-9D5D-42F29090A433-500x313.jpeg)
Police use batons and pepper spray on protesters
![Germany to destroy an entire village in order to extract more coal. Photos of the protests](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/7980E054-980E-40CD-A762-BA2FCF378769-500x313.jpeg)
Expansion of large open-pit coal mine runs counter to Germany's international commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions
![Global coal use reached record levels in 2022](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/shutterstock_637050169-500x333.jpg)
This trend will lead to an increase in global emissions
![Smog from coal-fired heating can kill 1,500 people in one winter](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smog-in-Warsaw-800x450-1-500x281.jpeg)
The Polish politician urged to "burn everything", because the country needs to be heated
![Rapid phase-out of coal is key to curbing climate change – IEA](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_1486553282-500x322.jpg)
Coal is the single largest source of CO2 emissions in energy and the single largest source of electricity production in the world
![Without peace, there can be no effective fight against climate change – Zelenskyi](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/8A319119-1334-40BC-8B63-72E96D53A4DA-500x313.jpeg)
Climate change affects both poor and rich countries, because it cannot be bought off
![Poland will not close its coal mines until one condition is met](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1635223921-500x333.jpg)
In the coming months, coal production will increase
![Initiative for coal regions with transitional economies in the Western Balkans and Ukraine](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1443475445-500x232.jpg)
The event will take place in Brussels on November 22-23
![Part of a wind farm was dismantled in order to extract more coal in Germany](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shutterstock_646064452-500x334.jpg)
The dismantling of the turbine became a symbol of the government's abandonment of its climate promises
![The war in Ukraine will open the era of green energy for the whole world – Tsyganok](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1987470485-500x334.jpg)
Despite the impact on climate change, fossil fuels themselves have become a tool of warfare
![The coal city of Donetsk implemented part of the energy and climate plan](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/0E048FA5-2E62-4DE4-AB83-581A880536F8-500x313.jpeg)
The city was able to modernize the street lighting system and carry out thermal modernization of schools, kindergartens and hospitals
![Financial groups risk being excluded from climate coalition because of coal](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1798672513-scaled-e1618313644246-500x277.jpg)
The Alliance is in the process of establishing an independent accountability body