US EditionEven for the Trillions Spent on Wind and Solar, Coal is Still Needed
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Bloomberg columnist and chief energy correspondent Javie Blas published on the X network a chart from the latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which shows that coal demand has reached a record high in 2025, despite climate policies that foresee its elimination from the energy mix. “Global coal demand has reached […] The article China and India lead the growth of global coal demand – Ranking by region in the record of 2025 appe…
Global coal demand expected to hit record in 2025: IEA
Paris, France (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 Global coal consumption is expected to hit a record in 2025, the IEA said Wednesday, thanks in part to policy measures introduced by the Trump administration to boost the industry. In its annual report on the coal industry, the International Energy Agency said demand was on course to rise by 0.5 percent this year to hit a record 8.85 billion tonnes, although demand is expected to decline ove
This is the main conclusion of the latest report of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which analyzes that in 2025 coal consumption has stopped growing in a volatile way, reaching a state of “meseta”, reaching its historical peak for this year with a value this year of approximately 8,845 million tons. A situation that, according to the advance of the institution, will lead to a decrease of its demand by up to 3% by 2030, since it will acqui…
Even for the Trillions Spent on Wind and Solar, Coal is Still Needed
In an era where trillions of dollars have poured into wind and solar energy projects worldwide, one might expect coal to fade into obscurity. Yet, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest Coal 2025 report paints a different picture: coal remains a stubborn cornerstone of global energy systems, essential for reliability and security even as renewables surge ahead. Global coal demand is set to hit a record 8.85 billion tonnes in 2025 before …
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