While China is building coal plants around the world, the United States is shuttering its coal fired power plants, despite having, by far, the world's largest supply of coal
Coal Plants Expanding World Wide, Not So In The United States
As we rush toward the impossible zero electric power emissions by 2030, our coal burn is rebounding to an estimated 600 million tons a year. Speaking of trillions, that is 1.2 trillion pounds of coal, reports David Wojick. 1
Besides this, coal producers are actively pursuing 2.2 billion tons per annum of new mine projects around the world, a growth of 30 percent from current production levels.