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(Created page with "Coal is considered to be the worst of all fossil fuels. For the same amount of energy, it emits: * more CO<sub>2</sub> * other pollutants in its toxic smoke ** {{minor|some of which could be mitigated, but not the CO<sub>2</sub>}} Coal is commonly used for: * generating electricity - {{p2|(see stats)|<small>From ''Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report):''</small><br /><...") |
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Coal is commonly used for: | Coal is commonly used for: | ||
* | * generating electricity - {{p2|(see stats)|<small>From ''Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report):''</small><br /><br />• 38.2% of the world's electricity is generated by coal.<br /><br />• 27.5% of the USA's electricity is generated from coal.<br /><br />• 26.9% of the world's ''total energy supply''{{x|all energy sources, including fuels regardless of whether they're used for electricity or not}} is from coal.}} | ||
* generating heat needed in some forms of [[manufacturing]] | * generating heat needed in some forms of [[manufacturing]] | ||
Mining for coal can also involve major ecological destruction, such as [https://www.gem.wiki/Mountaintop_removal mountain top removal]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||