Plans for new coal projects are outpacing cancellations three to one worldwide, including in Turkey and Australia, the hosts of this year's Cop31 climate summit, according to a database of the coal industry.
Urgewald, a German environmental group, said in the latest update of its Global Coal Exit List on Tuesday that 257 new coal projects were announced over the past year, while 76 planned projects were shelved or cancelled in 2025.