How coal made us rich — and why it needs to go

Coal powered a revolution in human prosperity that the world had never seen before. But it came at a price. Now Asia is the biggest consumer of coal — how can it quit its new addiction?

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Coal use today:
https://www.iea.org/reports/coal-2020

China:
https://energyandcleanair.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/EN-China-Climate-NDC-and-14th-FYP.pdf

Quitting coal:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2019.1688636

https://climateanalytics.org/latest/coal-exit-by-2040-to-keep-climate-goals-within-reach-report/

Capturing carbon dioxide:
https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Global-Status-of-CCS-Report-2020_FINAL.pdf

Author: Ajit Niranjan
Video Editor: Henning Goll
Editor: Kiyo Dörrer

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