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Global coal demand set to remain at record levels in 2023
Global coal consumption climbed to a new all-time high in 2022 and will stay near that record level this year as strong growth in Asia for both power generation and industrial applications outpaces declines in the United States and Europe,…
Two sides of Europe: coal or RES – polluted and unpolluted Europe
The Balkan Peninsula is an area that has significant deposits of coal, especially lignite, known as brown coal. Serbia has the most extensive coal deposits in the Balkans and ranks high for lignite deposits globally – right after Germany, Australia,…
Why is the desulfurization system at TENT important for Serbia?
While environmental problems like pollution and climate change have caused countries around the world to embark on an energy transition, Serbia still largely relies on one energy source – coal. If go deeper into the problem, the coal used in…
Global Coal Demand is Set to Return to its All-Time High in 2022
The world’s consumption of coal is set to rise slightly in 2022, taking it back to the record level it reached nearly a decade ago, according to an IEA report, which notes that significant uncertainty hangs over the outlook for…
Coal power’s sharp rebound is taking it to a new record in 2021, threatening net zero goals
The amount of electricity generated worldwide from coal is surging towards a new annual record in 2021, undermining efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and potentially putting global coal demand on course for an all-time high next year, the International…
End of Coal in Sight at COP26
Coal is being consigned to history today at COP26, as countries, banks and organisations move away from the single biggest contributor to climate change. A just transition to clean energy and the rapid phase-out of coal has been at the…
In 2020, U.S. Coal Production Fell To Its Lowest Level Since 1965
U.S. coal production totaled 535 million short tons (MMst) in 2020, a 24 percent decrease from the 706 MMst mined in 2019 and the lowest level of coal production in the United States in any year since 1965. The decline…