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3. IEA: coal globally peaked in 2013. 2019 was 3.3% lower than 2013

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Sat Aug 15, 2020, 10:37 AM

Aug 2020

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IEA: coal globally peaked in 2013, and has fallen since, albeit not in a straight line: there were small increases in 2017 and 2018
https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/world-coal-consumption-1978-2019

In Mtce (millions of tons of coal equivalent)

1980: 2524
2000: 3328
2013: 5591 - peak
2016: 5349 - down 242 from 2013
2017: 5399 - up 50 over previous year
2018: 5433 - up 34 over previous year
2019: 5407 - latest from this source - down 26 over previous year
Down 3.3% from 2013 but way far higher than 1980 and 2000

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IEA: coal globally peaked in 2013. 2019 was 3.3% lower than 2013 progree Aug 2020 #3

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