The world as a whole is burning more coal in 2020 than in 1990 (and 2020 was a big downyear because of covid). But what's more surprising is that even in per-c

The world as a whole is burning more coal in 2020 than in 1990 (and 2020 was a big downyear because of covid). But what's more surprising is that even in per-capita terms, global coal usage has increased since 1990. However if you change your baseline year from 1990 to 2012, then global coal usage in absolute terms has declined, and will continue to decline over the long term even if there is a bump from the 2020 depressed levels (2020 is a terrible year to benchmark against).