Global coal usage rises in wake of Covid-19 and gas crises

Unusually high natural gas prices of late are leading many nations and commercial players to regress into firing coal, with the largest surge forecast for Europe, writes IEA in a new report.
Photo: Ina Fassbender/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix/REUTERS / X00970
Photo: Ina Fassbender/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix/REUTERS / X00970
BY VICTOR EMIL KRISTENSEN, TRANSLATED BY DANIEL FRANK CHRISTENSEN

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has natural gas prices soaring, the preferred fuel of industrialization, coal, is in the process of making a historic comeback, shows a new report from the International Energy Agency.

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