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“Coal declined a lot” Yes, in the United States (4% of global population), coal usage declined. Unfortunately, globally coal usage is at all time highs. http
by melling 3y ago
“Coal declined a lot”
Yes, in the United States (4% of global population), coal usage declined.
Unfortunately, globally coal usage is at all time highs.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/global-coal-consumption-reach-all-time-high-this-year-iea-2022-12-16/ https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/global-coal-cons...
I’d say it’s ok that we overlooked that but we were warned 45 years ago about global coal usage being a large part of the problem.
https://youtu.be/Wp-WiNXH6hI https://youtu.be/Wp-WiNXH6hI
- olddustytrail 3y ago4% of global population but 28% of global CO2 emissions. You forgot to mention that.
- melling 3y agoIt wasn’t pertinent to my point. I was merely pointing out that coal is a huge problem. Also, the United States is 15% of global emissions, not 28%. https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by-country/ https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by...
- olddustytrail 3y agoFair enough, the figures I found were probably older. My point is the USA should fix its own problem before lecturing others. Other countries are far more advanced in renewables, time to catch up.