Argus Media: Fuel-switching and COVID crush European 2020 coal burn
Weak overall power demand, strong competition from natural gas and rising renewable generation weighed heavily on European coal-fired generation in 2020, reports Argus Media.
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Weak overall power demand, strong competition from natural gas and rising renewable generation weighed heavily on European coal-fired generation in 2020, reports Argus Media.
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The World Coal Association acknowledges the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) ‘Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2020’ and calls for the IEA to continue its support of all fuels and clean technologies to meet global energy needs and reach net-zero emissions.