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Environment & Energy

hatrack

(59,584 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2013, 09:05 AM Jun 2013

BP Review - World's Fastest-Growing Source Of Energy? Coal

Coal remained the world's fastest-growing fossil fuel in 2012, despite the rate of consumption slipping below the 10-year average of 4.4% during the year, according to the BP 2013 Statistical Review of World Energy released Wednesday.

Total global coal consumption in 2012 rose 2.5% on the year to 3.73 billion mt of oil equivalent.

The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 69.9% of global coal consumption in 2012, burning 2.61 billion mt of oil equivalent.

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http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Coal/26015975