US EditionCoal Is Still Important as America’s Energy Needs Soar
UNITED STATES, AUG 8 – Global coal use hit a record in 2024 as coal supports energy security, affordability, and rising electricity demand, with the U.S. needing advanced coal technology to meet future needs.
- Global coal use hit a record in 2024 as demand has doubled since the turn of the century amid growing energy needs worldwide.
- This surge results from rising electricity demand driven by industrialization in Asia, especially China and India, and global energy poverty challenges.
- China consumes more coal than all other countries combined, continues to maintain its existing coal-powered plants without retiring them, and is currently adding 100 GW of new coal capacity—the largest expansion seen in ten years.
- India's yearly coal consumption has surpassed that of the United States and continues to increase swiftly, while hundreds of millions of individuals, largely residing across Asia and Africa, still lack access to electricity and proper sanitation.
- Experts assert coal will not be phased out, urging better use of existing fleets and advanced technologies to ensure energy security amid soaring U.S. electricity demand.
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Coal is still important as America’s energy needs soar
Coal isn’t disappearing. Its use globally hit a record last year. Since the turn of the century, coal demand has doubled.
Peng: Coal needs to be part of America’s energy future
More efficient, more flexible and lower-emission coal plants are the future. With the United States the home to the world’s largest coal reserves, it would be energy policy malpractice not to make advanced coal technology a centerpiece of the effort.
Point: Coal Needs to Be Part of America’s Energy Future – DV Journal
For an alternative viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: America Needs Affordable Energy: Coal Doesn’t Fit the Bill” There is no disputing it: coal isn’t disappearing. Despite reports of coal’s demise, global coal use hit a record in 2024. Since the turn of the century, coal demand has doubled. The world needs a new political discourse on coal. This is not a fuel that is going to be phased out or a technology left behind. Its importance to energy securi…
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