Can the world quit coal?
- Written by Stacy D. VanDeveer, Professor of Global Governance & Human Security, UMass Boston
A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023.Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty ImagesAs world leaders and thousands of researchers, activists and lobbyists meet in Brazil at the 30th annual United Nations climate conference, there is plenty of frustration that the world isn’t making progress on climate...







