🌿 Environment Oct 16, 2026 · Kate Yoder

Is coal really making a comeback?

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Is coal really making a comeback?
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Coal was on the way out. That’s how it looked last year, anyway, when the International Energy Agency forecast that global demand for the dirtiest fossil fuel had plateaued and was poised to start declining. But this year hasn’t gone as expected. The agency recently projected that coal consumption will climb to a record high of 8.94 billion metric tons in 2026. Headlines have declared that coal is “back in fashion” and making a “comeback.”



So what changed? Blame it on the war in Iran, which c

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