<p>Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era. <br><br><a href="/tags/climateaction/" rel="tag">#climateaction</a> <a href="/tags/renewables/" rel="tag">#renewables</a> <a href="/tags/coaldecline/" rel="tag">#coaldecline</a> <a href="/tags/cleanenergy/" rel="tag">#cleanenergy</a> <a href="/tags/coal/" rel="tag">#coal</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#fossilfuels</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/business/2</span><span class="invisible">026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s</span></a></p>
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<p>Staying in this <a href="/tags/bonfirenight/" rel="tag">#BonfireNight</a>? Perhaps some <a href="/tags/positive/" rel="tag">#Positive</a> <a href="/tags/environmental/" rel="tag">#Environmental</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> will enlighten you. October’s roundup includes, <a href="/tags/beavers/" rel="tag">#Beavers</a> will soon be officially recognised as a native species in <a href="/tags/wales/" rel="tag">#Wales</a> <a href="/tags/unitedkingdom/" rel="tag">#UnitedKingdom</a>, the final <a href="/tags/coal/" rel="tag">#coal</a>-fired power plant in <a href="/tags/newengland/" rel="tag">#NewEngland</a> has shut down and <a href="/tags/spain/" rel="tag">#Spain</a> created six new <a href="/tags/marine/" rel="tag">#marine</a> zones. All this and more in the positive news summary.</p><p><a href="https://primonatura.co.uk/positive-environmental-stories-019/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="primonatura.co.uk/positive-environmental-stories-019/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">primonatura.co.uk/positive-env</span><span class="invisible">ironmental-stories-019/</span></a></p>
<p>The rusting enigma, Esztergom coal loader (Esztergomi szénrakodó) in Hungary</p><p>This 100-year-old industrial skeleton stands in the waters of the Danube. Built in 1927, this imposing structure served as the final terminal for coal travelling from the Dorog mines.</p><p>Now it is a disintegrating ruin of concrete and steel foundations, slowly yielding to the river’s current since the site was decommissioned in 1963.</p><p><a href="/tags/hungary/" rel="tag">#Hungary</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/industrial/" rel="tag">#Industrial</a> <a href="/tags/coal/" rel="tag">#Coal</a> <a href="/tags/danube/" rel="tag">#Danube</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="/tags/mining/" rel="tag">#Mining</a> <a href="/tags/abandoned/" rel="tag">#Abandoned</a></p>
