These 9 charts from the Statistical Review Of World Energy expose the myth of the energy transition & show hydrocarbons are growing faster than alt-energy
Tag: Coal
Biden Goes All-In With War on Coal
Rather than using our vast resources of coal, oil, and gas, the Biden Administration seems intent on committing economic suicide.
Coal’s Importance For Solar Panel Manufacturing
Today, there is not one single solar panel that can be produced without coal (or even oil and gas).
Asia Embraces Coal as the U.S. Rejects It
Vietnam and other Asian countries are on a coal spree! Given the dynamics of energy use in the rapidly developing industrial sector there, it is no surprise that these nations…
The Biden Administration Ever More Delusional on Energy
…regulators have gotten farther and farther away from anything realistic, anything consistent with the laws of physics or thermodynamics, anything that might actually work. We are now well into the…
Net Zero? Fossil Fuels Are Leaving Us Before We Leave Them
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.
Which Power Source is Best
The report concludes that “natural gas and nuclear power lead the rest of the class in generating clean and affordable energy”.
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.
Climate Bureaucrats Give China a Free Pass
China’s annual greenhouse gas emissions have soared over the past 20 years, dwarfing those of the U.S. But according to our progressive federal bureaucrats, America’s cumulative historical emissions are the…
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.
The Deindustrialization of Europe in Five Charts
Industrial electricity use in the EU is collapsing. US policymakers “Have no excuse for not looking at Europe and learning.”
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.
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…
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…
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.
COP28: India doubles down on right to increase coal power and CO2 emissions
“India cannot survive without coal as it has no other options.”
Energy notes from the edge: Coal trains vs. high speed rail – guess which is faster (into service); Here’s how big oil can sleep at night
The messaging should be that humanity requires oil and gas and will for decades, and that role of industry is to do this as cleanly and efficiently as possible.