@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 2 years ago‘A critical moment’: UN warns world will miss climate targets unless fossil fuels phased outwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1304
arrow-up1304external-link‘A critical moment’: UN warns world will miss climate targets unless fossil fuels phased outwww.theguardian.com@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoThe US is a net exporter of coal and since 2007, when gas really started to grow, coal imports have fallen and exports have somewhat increased. The good part is mining it in the US is just too expensive, so mines do close down, but it is not a clear win. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/imports-and-exports.php https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-prod-source-stacked?country=~USA As for the EU, there is a working emissions trading system, which limits emissions, so there is active cutting of fossil fuels and coal is the easiest to replace.
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink1•2 years agoOverall US coal extraction has dropped sharply in recent years The EU did better, with an earlier peak.
The US is a net exporter of coal and since 2007, when gas really started to grow, coal imports have fallen and exports have somewhat increased. The good part is mining it in the US is just too expensive, so mines do close down, but it is not a clear win. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/imports-and-exports.php https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-prod-source-stacked?country=~USA
As for the EU, there is a working emissions trading system, which limits emissions, so there is active cutting of fossil fuels and coal is the easiest to replace.
Overall US coal extraction has dropped sharply in recent years
The EU did better, with an earlier peak.