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WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. coal exports have jumped more than 60 percent this year due to soaring demand from Europe and Asia, according to a Reuters review of government data, allowing President Donald Trump's administration to claim that efforts to revive the battered industry are working.
The increased shipments came as the European Union and other U.S. allies heaped criticism on the Trump administration for its rejection of the Paris Climate Accord, a deal agreed by nearly 200 countries to cut carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels like coal.
The previously unpublished figures provided to Reuters by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed exports of the fuel from January through May totaled 36.79 million tons, up 60.3 percent from 22.94 million tons in the same period in 2016. While reflecting a bounce from 2016, the shipments remained well-below volumes recorded in equivalent periods the previous five years.
They included a surge to several European countries during the 2017 period, including a 175 percent increase in shipments to the United Kingdom, and a doubling to France - which had suffered a series of nuclear power plant outages that required it and regional neighbors to rely more heavily on coal.
"If Europe wants to lecture Trump on climate then EU member states need transition plans to phase out polluting coal," said Laurence Watson, a data scientist working on coal at independent think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative in London.
Nicole Bockstaller, a spokeswoman at the EU Commission's Energy and Climate Action department, said that the EU's coal imports have generally been on a downward trend since 2006, albeit with seasonable variations like high demand during cold snaps in the winter.
Overall exports to European nations totaled 16 million tons in the first five months of this year, up from 10.5 million in the same period last year, according to the figures. Exports to Asia meanwhile, totaled 12.3 million tons, compared to 6.2 million tons in the year-earlier period.
But Trump!Coal is _still_ dying.
Number of new coals plants? Zero.
Number of plants swiching away coal? Lots.
New renewable power? Lots
Coal exports? Insignificant.
Coal jobs? Still falling.
This is coal production.
See? Falling. Those trying to claim coal output is rising are comparing to an abnormally low period in 2016 when two of the biggest coal producers went bankrupt and had temporarily stopped producing. The trend is down, and will keep going down.
China is also the worlds leading renewable energy developers and are moving away from coal and it's aftereffects smog..So coal exports to Asia have doubled in one year. Isn't China in Asia. Oh and wait. Those coal jobs are never coming back. Let's see. Six million people in a land mass the size of Texas. 28 million live in Texas. Eight million live in New York City. Hey rocks, how does a family of four electrical consumption in Q province compare to a family of four in the us. Did you mention what heavy industry is located there. 175% percent increase in coal to the United Kingdom. Coals to Newcastle anyone? Wonder why England couldn't produce its own coal. Well those windmills must be spinning tops by now. How much did electrical rates go up?
Qinghai's economy is amongst the smallest in all of China. Its nominal GDP for 2011 was just 163.4 billion RMB (US$25.9 billion) and contributes to about 0.35% of the entire country's economy. Per capita GDP was 19,407 RMB (US$2,841), the second lowest in China.[45]
Its heavy industry includes iron and steel production, located near its capital city of Xining. Oil and natural gas from the Qaidam Basinhave also been an important contributor to the economy.[45] Salt works operate at many of the province's numerous salt lakes.
Outside of the provincial capital, Xining, most of Qinghai remains underdeveloped. Qinghai ranks second lowest in China in terms of highway length, and will require a significant expansion of its infrastructure to capitalize on the economic potential of its rich natural resources.[45]
Gosh, what do you know they drill for oil and natural gas in this province.
.35 per cent of the country's economy. Big solar win here.
U.S. coal exports soar, in boost to Trump energy agenda, data shows
Timothy Gardner and Nina Chestney
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. coal exports have jumped more than 60 percent this year due to soaring demand from Europe and Asia, according to a Reuters review of government data, allowing President Donald Trump's administration to claim that efforts to revive the battered industry are working.
The increased shipments came as the European Union and other U.S. allies heaped criticism on the Trump administration for its rejection of the Paris Climate Accord, a deal agreed by nearly 200 countries to cut carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels like coal.
The previously unpublished figures provided to Reuters by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed exports of the fuel from January through May totaled 36.79 million tons, up 60.3 percent from 22.94 million tons in the same period in 2016. While reflecting a bounce from 2016, the shipments remained well-below volumes recorded in equivalent periods the previous five years.
They included a surge to several European countries during the 2017 period, including a 175 percent increase in shipments to the United Kingdom, and a doubling to France - which had suffered a series of nuclear power plant outages that required it and regional neighbors to rely more heavily on coal.
"If Europe wants to lecture Trump on climate then EU member states need transition plans to phase out polluting coal," said Laurence Watson, a data scientist working on coal at independent think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative in London.
Nicole Bockstaller, a spokeswoman at the EU Commission's Energy and Climate Action department, said that the EU's coal imports have generally been on a downward trend since 2006, albeit with seasonable variations like high demand during cold snaps in the winter.
Overall exports to European nations totaled 16 million tons in the first five months of this year, up from 10.5 million in the same period last year, according to the figures. Exports to Asia meanwhile, totaled 12.3 million tons, compared to 6.2 million tons in the year-earlier period.
https://www.reuters....s-idUSKBN1AD0DU
Looks like coal is having a little spike.
Coal is _still_ dying.
Number of new coals plants? Zero.
Number of plants swiching away coal? Lots.
New renewable power? Lots
Coal exports? Insignificant.
Coal jobs? Still falling.
This is coal production.
See? Falling. Those trying to claim coal output is rising are comparing to an abnormally low period in 2016 when two of the biggest coal producers went bankrupt and had temporarily stopped producing. The trend is down, and will keep going down.
‘Fossil fuels are dead’ says rail baron who hauls 800,000 carloads of coal a year
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Harrison told analysts on Wednesday that CSX, one of the country’s largest transporters of coal, won’t buy any new locomotives to haul the fuel. “Coal is not a long-term issue,” he said. The company currently hauls some 800,000 carloads of coal a year.
“Fossil fuels are dead,” Harrison continued. “That’s a long-term view. It’s not going to happen overnight. It’s not going to be in two or three years. But it’s going away, in my view.”
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