Coal use reaches record in Indonesia and Philippines, endangering climate goals: Study

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Coal is a concern because it is the single largest source of carbon dioxide pollution heating up the planet, and a leading source of deadly air pollution.

Despite this, the entrenched reliance on coal remains hard to change, in part because of the influence of the coal industry and the need to ensure energy security, despite the climate risks, experts say. Coal is abundant in Indonesia, which is the world’s top exporter of the fuel burned in power plants.

China is the world’s largest coal producer and consumer, but it is also the largest investor in and producer of green energy. This is helping the nation to slowly reduce its dependency on coal for power generation, falling from 81 per cent in 2007 to 60.7 per cent in 2023,

renewable energy technologies have become a cost-competitive alternative to fossil fuels

Qns: 

1. ‘Fossil fuels should no longer have a part in the production of energy.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2023)

2. Is it possible to protect the environment when many countries require increasing amounts of energy to progress? (Cam. 2007)