“Coal has a primitive, passé image, but it is actually enjoying an Indian summer. In 2011, it was the fastest-growing form of energy outside of renewables and accounted for 30.3 percent of all energy consumed globally — the highest proportion since 1969 — according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.”
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“Coal has a primitive, passé image, but it is actually enjoying an Indian summer. In 2011, it was the fastest-growing form of energy outside of renewables and accounted for 30.3 percent of all energy consumed globally — the highest proportion since 1969 — according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/business/energy-environment/01iht-green01.html