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==Fuel== | |||
Coal is considered to be the worst of all [[fossil fuels]]. | Coal is considered to be the worst of all [[fossil fuels]]. | ||
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* generating heat needed in some forms of [[manufacturing]] | * generating heat needed in some forms of [[manufacturing]] | ||
==Non-fuel uses== | |||
Coal is used in making asphalt for paving roads. It's also used for making hundreds of different chemicals - including ones that are harmless and essential to modern society. {{xn}} | |||
Non-fuel usage is a tiny fraction of coal consumption. {{qn}} It does not contribute to climate change{{x|with some rare exceptions, probably - there could be cases where greenhouse gases are involved in some other way - but this doesn't add up to anywhere near the climate effects of burning coal as fuel}}, because the coal isn't burned - no CO<sub>2</sub> released. | |||
==Mining== | |||
Mining for coal can also involve major ecological destruction, such as [https://www.gem.wiki/Mountaintop_removal mountain top removal]. | Mining for coal can also involve major ecological destruction, such as [https://www.gem.wiki/Mountaintop_removal mountain top removal]. | ||
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* [[Natural gas]] | * [[Natural gas]] | ||
* [[Energy supply]] | * [[Energy supply]] | ||
[[Category:Energy sources]] | |||