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Coal: The Rumors of its Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

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Apr 07, 2026
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Due to the severity of the latest energy crisis, coal is making a comeback, proving that the need to keep the lights on trumps, to use a relevant word, ESG considerations. Even uber-green Germany turned to lignite, the dirtiest form of coal, when it lost access to most of its Russian gas in recent years.

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