HE carbon Fossil fuel most harmful How many of these are currently in use on the planet, and the number that most urgently need to be eliminated quickly. But as the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced, global consumption reached an all-time high this year. This recording was produced Exactly the same year that the world experienced its hottest year It was never recorded. However, this may still be the last year in which consumption increases.
The International Energy Agency has confirmed that different countries will burn more coal this year than in 2022, when the previous record consumption of this important element of global warming occurred.
To meet global targets to limit global warming and avoid catastrophic impacts on Earth’s climate, greenhouse gases need to be cut by nearly half this decade, scientists say. This is also the commitment reached at COP28.
But after the IEA reached its peak this year, Global coal consumption expected to start falling in 2024As renewable energy production from solar and wind continues to expand.
This EIA forecast was released just after the conclusion of the United Nations climate talks (COP28) in Dubai, where nearly 200 countries agreed that the world must “move away from fossil fuels” to limit warming, AFP agency reported.
For the first time in the 28-year history of UN climate negotiations, it has been clearly stated that fossil fuels cause climate change.
Asia increases coal use
The IEA said that consumption of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel in the world, will increase by 1.4 percent to a record 8.5 billion tons in 2023. Increases in China, India and Indonesia offset sharp declines in demand in Europe and the USAccording to the IEA.
“We expect to see a clear downward trend in global coal demand from 2024.”The Paris-based energy watchdog said renewable energy production from solar and wind power continues to increase.
The agency noted that the appetite for coal in Asia remains significant. In China alone, consumption increased by 220 million tonnes, representing 4.9 percentIn 2023, it grew by 8 percent in India and 11 percent in Indonesia.
Elsewhere, such as Europe, coal use fell by 23 percent, or 107 million tons, while in the United States it fell by 95 million tons, or 21 percent, largely due to weakening industrial activity and the continued substitution of coal for renewable energies.
While the IEA predicts a decrease in coal consumption in power plants, it says: Its use is expected to continue at high levels in heavy industries such as cement production.According to the AFP agency.
Paradoxically, the high demand for coal in Indonesia’s mining sector is due to the rapid development of the mining sector and the refining of nickel for use in electric car batteries.
China remains the world’s largest coal user, responsible for half (54 percent) of all coal burned on the planet.
Europe defends renewable energies
More than 60 percent of the coal burned in China is used to generate electricity, and in fact, The country continues to build coal-fired power plants today.
This year alone, the country has approved new projects totaling 52 gigawatts of new electricity generation capacity.
But, IEA expects coal consumption to start falling in Chinaunless heat and cold waves cause greater demand on power plants.
According to forecasts, burning coal to generate electricity will decrease by 175 million tons to 2.8 billion tons in China in the 2024-26 period.
Instead, the main demand for coal will come from India at least until 2026, the IEA adds.
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