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US coal exports are dropping. According to the EIA, we exported 97,256,746 tons in 2014 but only 73,957,888 tons in 2015, a drop of 24% source: https://www.e
by catawbasam 10y ago
US coal exports are dropping.
According to the EIA, we exported 97,256,746 tons in 2014
but only 73,957,888 tons in 2015, a drop of 24%
source: https://www.eia.gov/coal/production/quarterly/pdf/t7p01p1.pdf https://www.eia.gov/coal/production/quarterly/pdf/t7p01p1.pd...
- toomuchtodo 10y agoChina's coal imports have fallen off a cliff: http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/new-china-energy-data-coal-imports-down-a-further-10-30570 http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/new-china-energy-data-coal-i... http://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-trade-coal-idUSL3N14X1TC20160113 http://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-trade-coal-idUS... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-13/china-coal-imports-crash-as-economy-slows-amid-clean-power-shift http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-13/china-coal... China is also going head long into renewables: http://cleantechnica.com/2016/03/06/china-renewable-growth-soars-fossil-fuel-use-declines/ http://cleantechnica.com/2016/03/06/china-renewable-growth-s...
- nostromo 10y agoZoom out a bit and look at the broader trend. Coal exports were at record highs for several years, but have indeed come down a bit since China's economy slowed.