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Elie at 17:10, 23 May 2023

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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]]

Elie at 04:08, 22 May 2023

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	Coal is commonly used for:		Coal is commonly used for:
	* ~~[[coal power\|~~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 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==

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Coal is considered to be the worst of all [[fossil fuels]].

For the same amount of [[energy]], it emits:
* more [[greenhouse gases|CO2]]
* other pollutants in its toxic smoke
** {{minor|some of which could be [[Coal pollution mitigation|mitigated]], but not the [[carbon capture|CO2]]}}

Coal is commonly used for:
* [[coal power|generating electricity]] - {{p2|(see stats)|From ''Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report):'' • 38.2% of the world's electricity is generated by coal. • 27.5% of the USA's electricity is generated from coal. • 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]]

==See also==
* [[Oil]]
* [[Natural gas]]
* [[Energy supply]]