Study: Global Coal Demand Hits Record High In 2024 – Driven By China
by Frances Martel Dec 26, 2024 in Energy, News Reading Time: 3 mins read
A study published this month by the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed that global demand for coal, and global coal production, broke records in 2024, largely as a result of both supply and demand coming from communist China. [emphasis, links added]
China – the world’s worst polluter on several metrics, including carbon emissions – “consumes 30% more coal than the rest of the world put together,” according to the IEA study.
Its government approved hundreds of new coal power plants in the past two years, suggesting that it will grow its outsized share of the world’s fossil fuel consumption and production of greenhouse gases despite being a signatory to the Paris Climate Agreement.
Chinese state media openly boasts of how much coal the country has amassed to meet its skyrocketing demand for electricity and, in winter, heat.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/study-global-coal-demand-record-high-2024-china/
