Yes it's good to be enthusiastic, but we're only sea breeze after all, there's sure too be folks in the energy game who've looked into the economics and new technologies a lot more closely than us. They don't seem to be writing coal off yet. It'd be wise to get off coal, but I just can't see the coal industry as being full of blinkered, stupid people shuffling deck chairs on a sinking ship.
If you believe Greenpeace coal consumption is down by 4% this year from last year.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2015/11/09/2015-the-year-global-coal-consumption-fell-off-a-cliff/
If you believe the Mineral Council of Australia it's rising.
littleblackrock.com.au/the-future-of-coal/
Here's a breakdown of plants under construction or approved for construction. From the mineral council of Australia's website. No mention of AGW of course.
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According to the international Energy Agency, the world will use 1 billion tonnes more coal in 2019 than today – more than 9 billion tonnes a year.19 There is more coal-fired electricity capacity in the investment pipeline than any other fuel (Figure 1).20 "
Ian K
they really can be full of blinkered, stupid people shuffling deck chairs on a sinking ship. Its human nature