Climate Changed
World Coal Production Just Had Its Biggest Drop on Record
- Fossil fuel sees ‘decisive break’ from period of demand growth
- Carbon emissions show little or no growth for third year: BP
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It’s the end of an era for coal.
Production of the fossil fuel dropped by a record amount in 2016, according to BP Plc’s annual review of global energy trends. China, the world’s biggest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years and use dropped in the U.S to a level last seen in the 1970s, the company’s data show.