25 Coal Plants Were Supposed To Be Closed This Year

By Douglas McIntyre  •  December 12, 2025

Coal is in such demand that almost none of the 25 plants set to be closed will be shut down. Fossil fuels are back in a big way. Green energy is getting smaller. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis, explains.

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