WCA holds ‘21st Century Coal: Opportunities and Solutions’ event

The ‘21^st Century Coal: Opportunities and Solutions’ event will bring together a range of experts and policymakers from different countries, organisations, governments and companies.

Poland, the host country, sits as the largest coal producer in the European Union. Given that coal is also positioned as the nation’s most important primary energy fuel, providing around 80% of its electricity and acting as a major employer, a discussion around how existing policies will impact European countries and industries is timely.

Meanwhile, disruptive technologies are continuing to transform the everyday practices and operations of the global mining sector across areas including safety, efficiency, extraction and sustainability. The event will focus on cutting-edge innovations that will pave the way to the mines of the future.

Alongside its ongoing role in power generation – emphasised by the recent International Energy Agency report on Southeast Asia’s Energy Outlook, coal will continue to be essential in infrastructure development, concrete production and for many other processes in the coming decades.

However, if global climate targets are to be met, the large-scale deployment of low emission coal technologies will be needed. The conference will consider the latest global innovations and insights around the development of these advanced solutions and their future application.

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