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Iran War drives global coal use to record highs despite climate pledges

Five years after leaders agreed to phase down coal, the fuel is more widely used than ever as conflict disrupts energy supplies.

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What to know

  • Global coal consumption has hit record levels despite a 2021 agreement by world leaders to phase down the fuel.
  • The Iran War is disrupting gas supplies, forcing countries to rely more heavily on coal as an alternative energy source.
  • The contradiction between climate commitments and current energy demand highlights tensions between decarbonization goals and geopolitical disruption.

“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 · New York Times ↗ · Sep 9

Brad Plumer NYT reporter

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  1. 1

    Coal use reaches record high despite climate commitments

    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.

    1. 4 outlets Global coal demand hits record high as Iran war cuts gas supplies

      first by The Telegraph, 14d ago · also NYT, NYT Science, NYT Climate

      1 more headline

    • 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.

      ImmovableMindr/energy13d agoview on r/energy ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 4 posts in this stretch

    • 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.

      alternatingflanr/energy13d agoview on r/energy ↗

    • If that works great, and is economical, it will take care of itself, and we will see much more added renewable generation

      Easy-Act3774r/energy12d agoview on r/energy ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    World leaders agree to phase down coal — Virtually every world leader pledged to reduce coal consumption for climate reasons.

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