Ireland has just closed its last coal power plant, becoming the 15th coal free country in Europe. This is mostly due to an increase in wind power.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/20/ireland-coal-free-ends-coal-power-generation-moneypoint/
@ExtinctionR Meanwhile, in this country, a certain demented lunatic is demanding that we all use "clean coal" and prop up the petrodollar with our lives. Perhaps even the mid-East has had enough of him lately.