As the DOE
projects coal usage in the U.S. to increase (very slightly) between now and 2040, they don't seem to think we'll move much further down that road.
Not exact matches
The Energy Information Administration (EIA)
projects that worldwide
coal usage, metallurgical and steam
coal combined, will increase between now and 2040.
A study based on historical and
projected energy
usage finds that replacing nuclear power with
coal or natural gas would make it even harder to mitigate human - caused climate change and air pollution.