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- Author: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- Main Title: Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines (Second Edition) , pp 19-23
- Publication Date: April 2017
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/eda71de1-en
- Language: English French, Russian, Spanish
The world has relied upon coal for a significant portion of its primary energy production since the Industrial Revolution. The global economy will be dependent on coal energy resources for the foreseeable future. Today, coal supplies around 30% of global primary energy, 40% of global electricity, and almost 70% of the world’s steel and aluminum industry. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects a gradual slowing of global coal demand; however, emerging economies in Asia, in particular China and India continue to drive overall demand, which could reach 9 billion tonnes globally by 2019 despite China’s attempts to curb its reliance on coal (IEA, 2014). Global coal production in 2013 was 7.8 billion tonnes (World Coal Association).
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210599467
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/19eb00aa-en
Related Subject(s):
Environment and Climate Change
Sustainable Development Goals:
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