Coal-powered electricity reached an all-time high in 2021 – here's what you need to know https://t.co/lZUK1FOLUN #CoalEnergy #GlobalWarming pic.twitter.com/3MFTNUWSdy
— World Economic Forum (@wef) May 5, 2022
Higher coal prices are prompting Warrior Met Coal to restart development of an Alabama mine and pay out a special dividend to investors https://t.co/TJKNcnv7fE
— Bloomberg (@business) May 3, 2022
🏭 In 2021, the EU produced 57 million tonnes of hard coal (-79% compared with 1990). The number of Member States producing hard coal has decreased from 13 in 1990 to only 2 in 2021: 🇵🇱Poland (96% of the total EU production) and 🇨🇿Czechia (4%).
👉https://t.co/hkSP0cQ6OF pic.twitter.com/qhtuUhhc4e— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) May 2, 2022
🏭 In 2021, the EU consumption of brown coal is estimated at 277 million tonnes (-60% from 1990). 97% of the total consumption is taken up by 6 countries: 🇩🇪Germany (46%), 🇵🇱Poland (19%), 🇨🇿Czechia (11%), 🇧🇬Bulgaria (10%), 🇷🇴Romania (6%) & 🇬🇷Greece (5%).
👉https://t.co/hkSP0cQ6OF pic.twitter.com/a7F69JLTDc— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) May 2, 2022