ACC Statement on the Conference of the Parties (COP21) – Paris 2015
November 23, 2015
Washington, DC - Coal is a critical resource that is vital to robust economic development and improving the quality and longevity of human life. It is an abundant, affordable, accessible, and reliable energy source – and that is the reason it is the go-to fuel for 40% of the world’s electricity needs. Future coal use is projected to grow as developing nations continue to electrify and global population and urbanization increase. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecast that global coal use will reach 9 billion tons annually by 2019. Global emissions will rise as well. IEA estimates that developing nations will account for 70% of global carbon emissions from energy in 2030, and for 170% of the increase in those emissions from 2013 to 2030. ...
