Global coal consumption is set to hit a record high in 2013 as European economies work to conserve natural gas reserves and switch to coal.
This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to the report of the International Energy Agency.
Coal consumption in the EU will grow by 7% this year, the IEA predicts, as countries try to save up gas for the winter, as Russian supplies become increasingly uncertain.
The agency expects strong demand for coal to continue in the second half of the year after a number of EU countries extended the life of coal-fired power plants or reopened them to guarantee energy supply.
Demand for coal is growing, despite the fact that countries have pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the coming years, which will require limiting the use of the most" dirty " fossil fuels.
The energy sector will make the biggest contribution to the current increase in consumption in the EU, with the IEA estimating that electricity demand will grow by 16% in 2022.
Coal consumption in Europe also increased by 14% last year as the economy recovered from a quarantine due to COVID-19, which will reduce electricity demand.
Global coal consumption is set to hit a record high in 2013 as European economies work to conserve natural gas reserves and switch to coal.
This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to the report of the International Energy Agency.
Coal consumption in the EU will grow by 7% this year, the IEA predicts, as countries try to save up gas for the winter, as Russian supplies become increasingly uncertain.
The agency expects strong demand for coal to continue in the second half of the year after a number of EU countries extended the life of coal-fired power plants or reopened them to guarantee energy supply.
Demand for coal is growing, despite the fact that countries have pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the coming years, which will require limiting the use of the most" dirty " fossil fuels.
The energy sector will make the biggest contribution to the current increase in consumption in the EU, with the IEA estimating that electricity demand will grow by 16% in 2022.
Coal consumption in Europe also increased by 14% last year as the economy recovered from a quarantine due to COVID-19, which will reduce electricity demand.
We remind you:
The President of the European Commission warned EU countries not to return to the use of fossil fuels, and increased investment in renewable energy in the face of reduced gas supplies from the Russian Federation.
Gas prices in Europe soared by 20% to almost $ 2,300 per thousand cubic meters due to Gazprom's reduction in supplies-the last time such prices were observed after the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine.
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