Given the current energy situation, I'm of the opinion that attempting to prevent most coal from being used for energy is a fight that cannot be won. We are on

Given the current energy situation, I'm of the opinion that attempting to prevent most coal from being used for energy is a fight that cannot be won. We are on the terminal decline of the oil production, since 2005, and it's about to drop off a cliff (for most of the world, prices will rise by the end of this year or so, for the US, end of 2015, maybe mid 2016 if we're lucky). What do you expect to happen ? That people are just going to abandon places where you really need heating ?