Lately there has been drive to incentivize using more cleaner energy sources. In the year of 2025, coal has taken more action across the globe than it has in years. Coal has been a rising export from US mainly due to the demand in Asia. President Donald Trump believes coal is not going anywhere anytime soon. He says “nothing can destroy coal, not the weather or a bomb.” China has been having weather problems and hydro power just isn’t reliable enough. Which is why China is the top coal consumer for energy security. India is another top consumer of coal because of steel and cement production. What does all this mean for our air pollution? Coal is abundant and cheap, but what is to say about our environment? Or is the economy more important?
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/world-coal-demand-remains-at-record-high-as-power-demand-surges.html
2 comments:
I wonder how countries can transition to cleaner energy while still relying so heavily on coal for economic growth and energy security.
Coal has just been such a central part of society for so long it may be hard to get rid of. It will be like when we try to fully transition to electric vehicles - a likely long and grueling process
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