IEA: The economic rebound from the pandemic is taking coal power generation to a new record high this year According to the agency, the 2020 collapse in coal demand turned out to be smaller than anticipated Based on current trends, global coal demand is set to rise to 8025 Mt in 2022, the highest level ever seen The economic rebound from the pandemic is taking coal power generation to a new record high this year, with global coal demand likely hitting another new high next year, undermining net-zero efforts, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its annual Coal 2021 report released on Friday. According to the agency, the 2020 collapse in coal demand turned out to be smaller than anticipated, as China’s recovery began sooner than expected and turned out to be stronger than initially forecast. Based on current trends, global coal demand is set to rise to […]