Coal Is Set to Roar Back, and So Are Its Climate Risks
Coal Is Set to Roar Back, and So Are Its Climate Risks To slow down climate change, new coal projects need to end. A global forecast this week shows demand rising sharply. Workers unloaded coal from a cargo ship in Gabtoli, Bangladesh, in 2019.Credit...Munir Uz Zaman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images April 20, 2021, 5:19 p.m. ET The pandemic abruptly slowed the global march of coal. But demand for the world’s dirtiest fuel is forecast to soar this year, gravely undermining the chances of staving off the worst effects of global warming. Burning coal is the largest source of carbon dioxid...
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