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The headwinds for coal are strong and coming from every direction.

Since 2010, more than 250 coal plants in America have been shuttered or are set to close.

Meanwhile, in the most energy-hungry regions of the world, thousands of megawatts new coal plants have been halted.

This week recovering coal from a bunch of different angles.

First, the steady drumbeat of plant closures in the US.

What has caused them and what comes next?

We'll talk about the just announced closure of the biggest coal plant in the west and

how it encompasses all the complicated factors around the transition away from coal.

Then a clean coal redux.

As billions of dollars in cost overruns mount at America's first CCS plant,

the coal industry looks to the White House for more support.

And finally, the international picture.

Coal is still the dominant source of generation around the world,

but new build-outs are slowing in key countries.

Can we say that peak Coal has arrived yet? From Boston, welcome.

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