RE:Coal generated electricity set to increase>Due to energy shortages, the amount of coal-generated electricity is set to grow in 2022 as countries such as Japan, India and China encourage coal production to stave off winter shortages, the bank noted. European authorities are also restarting coal-fired power plants as the continent anticipates further disruptions to Russian gas supplies.<
You mean to say that the people of the world would rather return to an ungreen, carbon-intensive lifestyle rather than embracing a primitive lifestyle as noble savages, freezing their butts and eating their meat and veggies raw?
I wonder if we'll ever see Germany and the rest of Europe building/rebuilding Fischer-Tropsch plants. I suspect that der Fuehrer would roll over in his grave (assuming, of course, that those who seized his mortal remains gave uncle Adolf a final resting place).
Reference: pages 88 and 89 of the paperback version of "Physics for Future Presidents - The Science Behind the Headlines" by Richard A Muller - Copyright 2008