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Why World Coal Consumption Keeps Rising; What Economists Missed

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Gail Tverberg

A primary reason why coal consumption is rising is because of increased international trade, starting when the World Trade Organization was formed in 1995, and greatly ramping up when China was added in December 2001. Figure 1 shows world fossil … Continue reading →

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