Think that the carbon It is an energy from the past. It is false. The golden age of this fossil energy occurs right now. Why? Globally, oil still dominates, but in the countries of the G20However, it is coal that is in the lead. This is what it reveals enerdata in his report published at the end of May.
According to calculations, in 2008, coal accounted for 27% and oil 35% of the energy consumed in the countries of the G20. Five years later, the relationship has been reversed with the carbon that rises to 34% and oil that falls to 29%. Regarding the gas, is still stable, 20%. An unsustainable situation, since coal is the energy that emits the greatest amount of greenhouse gas.
More than 60% of the increase in emissions world of CO2 since 2000 comes from the combustion of coal to produce electricity And heat.
However, not all countries in the G20 they resort to coal in the same proportions. In some countries of Europe (Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Romania), there is even a tendency to lower the profile of energies renewable. In the United States, the demand for coal is experiencing an increase, as a result of the increase in the prices of coal. gas. But large consumers are where the steel sector grows the most and where the demand for electricity increases.