Coal Consumption Was On The Rise Even Before The Ukraine War

This article is the fifth in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Previous articles covered overall energy consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, petroleum supply and demand, and global natural gas trends. Today I delve into the data on coal production and consumption. Comparing Coal’s Emissions Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel. What is meant by that? Fossil fuels are primarily composed of carbon…