Coal use reaches record high despite climate commitments
1 Sep 10 · 15d ago · 5 articles · 2 posts · 4 sources · development 1 of 1
Five years after the global agreement to phase down coal, the fuel is more widely used than ever, with the Iran War cited as a primary driver pushing energy demand back to coal as gas supplies are disrupted.
“Five years after virtually every world leader agreed to "phase down" the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever.”
Brad Plumer, New York Times reporter · rss ↗Brad Plumer NYT reporter
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first by The Telegraph, 15d ago · also NYT, NYT Science, NYT Climate
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- The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs NYT · 15d ago
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Is this metallurgical coal use or burning coal for energy? I can’t access the article. But using coal for metallurgy will always be a necessity and ramps up in war times.
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Destroying the US is not enuf for krasnov - he’s gotta ruin the entire Earth, and possibly the moon, if his bad health doesn’t stop him first.
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If that works great, and is economical, it will take care of itself, and we will see much more added renewable generation
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It's GOP voters, too. If they can't have African slaves, they want to destroy the world.
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