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As far as I know, that isn't really true. Isn't coal well under 50% now? I suspect that it would be below 40% by this point and dropping. It isn't really reason

by jsight 9y ago

As far as I know, that isn't really true. Isn't coal well under 50% now? I suspect that it would be below 40% by this point and dropping. It isn't really reasonable to expect it to disappear too quickly, though.

JumpCrisscross 9y ago
> Isn't coal well under 50% now? I suspect that it would be below 40% by this point and dropping Coal has remained around 29% of global primary energy consumption since 2005 [1]. I don't believe it's dropping. [1] https://www.worldenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/World-Energy-Resources-Full-report-2016.10.03.pdf https://www.worldenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/World... Figure 1, page 4
- melling 9y ago
  You are saying something completely different. The discussion is not about all energy use but about the generation of electricity.
jackmott 9y ago
Pounds of CO2 emitted per million British thermal units (Btu) of energy for various fuels: Coal (anthracite) 228.6 Coal (bituminous) 205.7 Coal (lignite) 215.4 Coal (subbituminous) 214.3 Diesel fuel and heating oil 161.3 Gasoline (without ethanol) 157.2 Propane 139.0 Natural gas 117.0 natural gas is a win over coal, but not a big one.
sologoub 9y ago
There still appears to be net growth in Asia Pacific region: https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy/coal/coal-consumption.html https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/stat... and the interactive chart: http://tools.bp.com/energy-charting-tool#/st/coal/dt/consumption/unit/MTOE/region/NOA/SCA/EU/MIE/AFR/AP/view/area/ http://tools.bp.com/energy-charting-tool#/st/coal/dt/consump... That region is consuming more than 7x North American consumption and accounts for 73% of overall consumption. Unfortunately, it’s also the area seeing the least drop as a percentage. In other words, the rest of the world can completely get rid of coal and the total global coal emissions will still be higher than they were before 2003.

by jsight 9y ago

JumpCrisscross 9y ago

> Isn't coal well under 50% now? I suspect that it would be below 40% by this point and dropping Coal has remained around 29% of global primary energy consumption since 2005 [1]. I don't believe it's dropping. [1] https://www.worldenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/World-Energy-Resources-Full-report-2016.10.03.pdf https://www.worldenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/World... Figure 1, page 4

melling 9y ago
You are saying something completely different. The discussion is not about all energy use but about the generation of electricity.

jackmott 9y ago

Pounds of CO2 emitted per million British thermal units (Btu) of energy for various fuels: Coal (anthracite) 228.6 Coal (bituminous) 205.7 Coal (lignite) 215.4 Coal (subbituminous) 214.3 Diesel fuel and heating oil 161.3 Gasoline (without ethanol) 157.2 Propane 139.0 Natural gas 117.0 natural gas is a win over coal, but not a big one.

sologoub 9y ago

There still appears to be net growth in Asia Pacific region: https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy/coal/coal-consumption.html https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/stat... and the interactive chart: http://tools.bp.com/energy-charting-tool#/st/coal/dt/consumption/unit/MTOE/region/NOA/SCA/EU/MIE/AFR/AP/view/area/ http://tools.bp.com/energy-charting-tool#/st/coal/dt/consump... That region is consuming more than 7x North American consumption and accounts for 73% of overall consumption. Unfortunately, it’s also the area seeing the least drop as a percentage. In other words, the rest of the world can completely get rid of coal and the total global coal emissions will still be higher than they were before 2003.