Regarding the US switch to natural gas electricity and the closing of coal plants - it seems that a good fraction of the US-produced thermal coal is still being

Regarding the US switch to natural gas electricity and the closing of coal plants - it seems that a good fraction of the US-produced thermal coal is still being shipped overseas, particularly to India(36%) but also The Netherlands(13%), Egypt(9%), Morocco(7%), Japan(6%) and China(5%): https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-thermal-coal- https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-thermal-coal-... > "The thermal coal export earnings were the second-highest since 2017, following 2022's $5.7 billion. The total volumes were the highest since 2018 and came as U.S. power producers cut the amount of coal used in electricity generation to the lowest this century." Someone probably needs to explain to the green clean energy enthusiasts setting policy these days that it really doesn't matter where you burn the coal, at least from a global atmospheric standpoint (though not for local pollution fallout of sulfur and mercury and arsenic). However, hindering fossil fuel exports appears unlikely for any US government, see the LNG exports to Asia and Europe over 2023: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-was-top-lng-exporter-2023-hit-record-levels-2024-01-02/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-was-top-lng-expor...