Coal Makes a Comeback as the World Thirsts for Energy

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Tight supplies following Russia’s war in Ukraine lead countries back to the dirtiest fossil fuel, despite pledges to tackle climate change.

From the U.S. to Europe to China, many of the world’s largest economies are increasing short-term coal purchases to ensure sufficient supplies of electricity, despite prior pledges by many countries to reduce their coal consumption to combat climate change.

The push is being led by Europe, which is boosting coal purchases to ensure it can keep power flowing to homes and factories after Russia cut gas supplies to the continent.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coal-makes-a-comeback-as-the-world-thirsts-for-energy-11656936180