Coal's contribution to heat trapping pollution
Posted by Stop Coal Team at Nov 15, 2010 10:55 AM | Permalink
As oil supplies dwindle, coal's share will again increase -- unless we do something to stop it!
From James Hansen, draft letter to PM Gordon Brown. Right side: coal's share of total global warming pollution in the air today (2006) from burning fossil fuels since the start of the industrial revolution. Left side: coal's share of global warming pollution happening right now (2006). As oil supplies dwindle, coal's share will again increase -- unless we do something to stop it!
Have you seen whats been reported in coal industry and coal reports lately? The latest coal market news is that emerging countries are predicting to use large amounts of thermal coal for power generation and coal mining for steel production and they are investing heavily onshore and offshore to secure the coal they need so that they can meet increasing demand for electricity and steel. Cherry of www.coalportal.com