benefits of the coal industry

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  Health and wellness in the Australian coal …

  20231019 · Coal mining in South Africa is a major contributor to the economy and provides employment opportunities for tens of thousands of workers. The industry is also a significant contributor to the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, with coal-fired power plants accounting for around 40% of total emissions.

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  Use of coal - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

  In 2022, about 513 million short tons (MMst) of coal were consumed in the United States. On an energy content basis, this was equal to about 9.8% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2022, or 9.85 quadrillion British thermal units, and the lowest percentage share since at least 1949. Although coal use was once common in the industrial ...

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  Coal, climate and change: The narrative drivers of Australia’s coal ...

  202141 · Narratives that champion Australia’s coal industries, diminish their contribution to climate change, censure greens as economic pariahs, and espouse the morality of coal – might convince for some time, as they clearly have done.

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  Does coal mining benefit local communities in the long run?

  202161 · We present a cost-benefit analysis that evaluates the true impact of the coal mining industry on local communities in the Bowen Basin, Central Queensland, relative to other land use management options (grazing and nature conservation), and after the various externalities generated by that industry are factored in.

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  Towards sustainable coal industry: Turning coal bottom ash …

  2022115 · Although the world is gradually moving towards renewable energy resources, the coal industry will continue to be a major energy supply sector in the foreseeable future. However, by-products such as coal fly ash (CFA), coal bottom ash (CBA), and boiler slag are generated during coal combustion, and have become a …

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  On the climate benefit of a coal-to-gas shift in Germany’s …

  202135 · Methane emissions along the natural gas supply chain are critical for the climate benefit achievable by fuel switching from coal to natural gas in the electric power sector. For Germany, one of the world’s largest primary energy consumers, with a coal and natural gas share in the power sector of 35% and 13%, respectively, we conducted fleet …

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  Why coal mining matters - Mining for schools

  202474 · The industry is a major contributor to transformation through the Mining Charter and to community development through SLPs. Coal mining has a role to play in the development of human resources (training), modernisation and mechanisation in mining, and infrastructure, such as schools, colleges, clinics, roads and housing.

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  Markets & Economics - Coal

  6  · Markets & Economics. As Canada’s 5th most valuable mined commodity, coal mining is an important economic contributor and adds billions of dollars in direct and indirect impacts each year. The industry also benefits Canadians through employment, investment in physical infrastructure, taxes and royalties.

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