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flag Turkey expands polluting coal plant ahead of climate summit, worsening health and climate goals.

flag Turkey is expanding the highly polluting Afsin-Elbistan coal plant, which generates 2,795 megawatts from lignite coal, despite preparing to host COP31, a UN climate summit focused on ending fossil fuel use. flag The expansion, set to add two new units, has raised alarms over worsening air quality in nearby Cogulhan village, where pollution exceeds WHO and Turkish safety limits by several times, leading to widespread respiratory illnesses, cancer, and mass migration. flag Environmentalists and health experts warn the project could cause thousands of additional premature deaths and billions in health costs, contradicting Turkey’s 2053 net-zero pledge. flag Residents report daily exposure to toxic dust, and critics say the move undermines the country’s climate credibility.

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