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The US is getting there as well: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/use-of-coal.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/use-of-coal.php In 10 years
by ars 5y ago
The US is getting there as well: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/use-of-coal.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/use-of-coal.php
In 10 years the US has more than halved its usage.
China on the other hand, went up at the same time the US went down: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265491/chinese-coal-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/265491/chinese-coal-cons...
- Retric 5y agoIn 2010 coal was 80% of China’s electricity generation, in 2019 it was 57.7%. So they are arguably making quite a bit of progress here, though electricity demand keeps skyrocketing. Eventually old coal plants do get decommissioned, so arguably the most important factor is the ratio of new coal vs wind/hydro/solar.