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St(o)ppwatch

A bi-monthly dispatch on issues surrounding coal-based power plants, air pollution, climate change, and the environment. Brings you the news that will keep you engaged, updated and part of the movement on climate action.

Edition: November - December 2018
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties 24 (COP24) was held in the coal mining city of Katowice, Poland, from December 2 to 14, 2018. The negotiations at COP24 were billed the most important…
Edition: October 20218
Determining the performance of a power plant can be a complex topic to understand, given the various factors such as availability of fuel/water, installed capacity, the age of the unit, planned outage etc, at play. A brief understanding of different…
Edition: September 2018
In our last issue, we explored the detrimental effect of coal-fired power plants on the local aquatic and marine ecosystems1. We also delved into how the discharges from coal-fired power plants affect fish health and human livelihoods and health as…