{"id":270534,"date":"2023-07-31T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T09:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270534"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:51:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T09:51:38","slug":"global-coal-demand-broke-records-in-2022-more-growth-expected-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270534","title":{"rendered":"Global coal demand broke records in 2022, more growth expected in\u00a02023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"380\" data-attachment-id=\"270539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270539\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-968.png?fit=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-968.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-968.png?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270536\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-966.png?fit=579%2C470&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"579,470\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-966\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-966.png?fit=579%2C470&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-966.png?resize=723%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270536\" style=\"width:761px;height:618px\" width=\"723\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-966.png?w=579&amp;ssl=1 579w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-966.png?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Global coal consumption grew by 3.3% to a record-setting 8.3 billion tons (bt) in 2022 with levels expected to increase once again in 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In a new report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) July 27, entitled \u201cCoal Market Update,\u201d the global demand for coal increased due to the commodity being relatively cheaper and more readily available than gas in certain parts of the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a 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