There is no plateau; production tips over into a decline rate that settles down at 75 million tonnes per year and starts bottoming out late in the century.
Category: Coal
Aussie Green Panic: “the nuclear push is designed to bring … renewables to a halt”
Opposition party support for nuclear energy appears to have collapsed renewable investment.
India Power Sector In 2023
New coal generating capacity added 2120 MW last year, and now stands at 208 GW. In the last three years 9630 MW has been added.
Germany’s Unstable Power Grid…Coal Plants Will Be Needed “For A Very Long Time”
At the end of the article, Haferburg comes to the conclusion that we will continue to see coal-fired power plants in operation for a very long time.
Aussie Energy Execs Urge a Coal Backup “Safety Net” to Ease the Net Zero Transition
“… the pace of the renewables coming forward is too slow, relative to the ambitions articulated for the nation …”
Energy: At Least We Have Some Coal Left
In a 10,000 year slice of human history, the fossil fuels are with us for only a brief moment. It is now going to be painful to do the requisite…
China’s 2023 coal output hits record high
Mr. Kerry’s problem has been a failure to recognize reality, which is typical of America’s climate lobby.
Germany To Rely on Coal to Avoid Blackouts
The back up for intermittent renewables will come from 40 year old plants, which should have been shut down already.
“Green” Weaponization in Missouri: Ameren vs. Ratepayers, Taxpayers
Ameren is a willing participant, as they stand to get seven times (or more) the rate base from a renewables program as compared to continued operation of fossil-fueled power plants such as…
Coal’s Life-Saving Role Ignored By Climate-Obsessed Media
It is long past time for the western media to boldly report the critical role of fossil fuels in supporting human life during harsh winter conditions. Such fact-based reporting would…
Aussie Coal State Premier Promotes the End of Coal
Queensland’s long reigning premier Annastacia Palaszczuk may have cut and run in the face of negative polls and a looming election, but her successor’s plan to accelerate coal job losses…
Old King Coal at COP28: Uninvited Guest or Star of the Show?
By Tilak DoshiPeter A. Coclanis December 19, 2023 Last Friday, just two days after the Dubai COP28 meeting ended, a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that global…
Correct, Hot Air, Premature Coal Closures Pose a Serious Threat to Grid Stability
…shutting down functioning, reliable, megawatt fossil fuel plants ≠ enough power when you need it.
Marc Morano: China is getting a pass
Morano on Fox News from Dubai: Unelected ‘climate potentate’ John Kerry’s decreeing the end of coal will benefit China – ‘This is the Great Reset summit. We did not vote…
Net Zero’s dirty secret: Britain’s green transition is powered by Chinese coal
New Statesman analysis of climate and trade data exposes how much the UK’s net-zero agenda depends on cheap foreign coal power, particularly from China.
Economic Progress and Fossil Fuels: The Elephant in the Room at U.N. Climate Conference
The reality of economic imperatives, however, will eventually expose the folly of decarbonization plans.
COP28: India doubles down on right to increase coal power and CO2 emissions
“India cannot survive without coal as it has no other options.”
US Backing New Plan To Cripple Coal Industry At UN Climate Conference
The Biden administration is set to back a plan that would crush the coal industry at the upcoming United Nations (UN) climate summit, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Beijing’s Coal Boom Is Here to Stay
In short, China’s security and economic growth depend on satiating the country’s colossal appetite for fossil fuels. Western politics around a non-existent climate crisis won’t change that.
India To Increase Coal Production By 60%
The Union coal ministry on Monday announced plans to increase India’s coal production to 1.404 billion tonne by 2027, with an eye to further boost it to 1.577 billion tonne…
The Energy Future we need to have a Future worth having.
So deciding between the so-called renewables and coal for power generation is a false choice. Because coal isn’t a long-term option.
China Coal: Reuters’ “weird climate logic”
The fact that China’s carbon dioxide emissions are being ignored while U.S. energy policies are destroying the reliability of its power grids and undermining its energy independence is telling.
G20: Coal Should be Phased Down “in line with national circumstances”
In response to UN calls for the urgent elimination of coal, the G20 has responded with a commitment to keep coal as long as needed, and to pursue nuclear energy…
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