Boom and Bust Coal 2023 TRACKING THE GLOBAL COAL PLANT PIPELINE Global Energy Monitor, CREA, E3G, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, SFOC, Kiko Network, CAN Europe, Bangladesh Groups, ACJCE, Chile Sustentable BOOM AND BUST COAL 2023 ABOUT THE COVER CAN EUROPE The cover photo shows activists staring down a bucket wheel excavator at the Garzweiler open-pit coal mine in Lützerath, Germany, where the mine’s planned expansion would raze nearby villages and evict local residents. Photo © Bernd Lauter / Greenpeace, January 2023. Global GLOBAL ENERGY MONITOR Energy Global Energy Monitor (GEM) develops and Monitor shares information on energy projects in support of the worldwide movement for clean energy. By studying the evolving international energy landscape, and creating databases, reports, and interactive tools that enhance understanding, GEM seeks to build an open guide to the world’s energy system. For more information, visit www.globalenergymonitor.org. CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON ENERGY AND CLEAN AIR The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) is an independent research organization focused on revealing the trends, causes, and health impacts, as well as the solutions to air pollution. For more information, visit www.energyandcleanair.org. E3G E3G is an independent climate change think tank with a global outlook. They work on the frontier of the climate landscape, tackling the barriers and advancing the solutions to a safe climate. Their goal is to translate climate politics, economics and policies into action.  For more information, visit www.e3g.org. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is Europe’s leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change. With over 170 member organisations active in 38 European countries, representing over 1,500 NGOs and more than 47 million citizens, CAN Europe promotes sustainable climate, energy and development policies throughout Europe. For more information, visit caneurope.org. Note: CAN Europe only contributed to information on Türkiye. BANGLADESH GROUPS (BAPA & WKB) Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) was launched to create a nationwide, united, and strong civic movement to protect Bangladesh’s environment. For more information, visit Bapa.org.bd. ­Waterkeepers Bangladesh (WKB) works to protect the water and water bodies of Bangladesh including its forests resources through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. For more information, visit waterkeepersbangladesh.org. ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AND CLEAN ENERGY (ACJCE) The Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy (ACJCE) is a civil society network endeavoring for a transition in Pakistan’s energy sector. ACJCE includes six organisations, namely Policy Research Institute For Equitable Development (PRIED), Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), Alternative Law Collective (ALC), Indus Consortium (IC), The Knowledge Forum (TKF), and Alternate Development Services (ADS). For more information, visit acjce.com. RECLAIM FINANCE Reclaim Finance is an NGO affiliated with Friends of the Earth France. Reclaim Finance exposes the climate impacts of financial players, denounces the most harmful practices and puts its expertise at the service of public authorities and financial stakeholders who desire to bend existing practices to ecological imperatives. For more information, visit reclaimfinance.org. SIERRA CLUB The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person’s right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org. SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CLIMATE Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) is a nonprofit ­organization established in 2016 to address the social and environmental impacts of climate change. SFOC conducts research on solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and expanding renewables, and coordinates campaigns with both domestic and inter­ national organizations to address the climate crisis. For more information, visit www.forourclimate.org. KIKO NETWORK Kiko Network is a national Japanese environmental NGO that tackles climate change by working with local communities, conducting research, submitting proposals or negoti