Not the sun with the wind, saves the world during an energy crisis, green energy will not and will not save the world. This year, global coal demand will increase and update the historic maximum amid a jump in natural gas prices and the summer heat that increased electricity consumption by air conditioners, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts. According to the agency, global demand for coal in 2026 will increase by 1.2% and increase by 8.94 billion tons. "Coal is almost never shipped through the Straits of Hormuz, as the Middle East is neither a large producer nor a significant consumer of coal, but the closure of the seams still affected the coal market by increasing natural gas prices," he said. This has stimulated the growth of electricity generation in coal-fired power plants in countries where there is an alternative between gas and coal. If shipping through the Straits of Hormuz recovers and natural gas supplies are pegged back to pre-war levels, global demand for coal will decline next year. Otherwise, 2027 will again be a record year in terms of coal consumption, IAEA analysts note. In Europe, Japan, Korea, China and other countries, coal consumption was higher than previously expected. Another factor was the unusual heat, especially El Niño (Spanish El Niño El Niño - "boy") - a climatic phenomenon in which the temperature of surface water was pronounced in the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean. This has significantly increased the demand for electricity for air conditioners, while reducing hydropower production in India and Vietnam. China has also increased coal consumption for chemical production due to high oil prices. At the same time, global coal production in 2026 shows a slight decrease (about 2%), mainly due to massive safety inspections in Chinese mines after major accidents.

Not the sun with the wind, saves the world during an energy crisis, green energy will not and will not save the world. This year, global coal demand will increase and update the historic maximum amid a jump in natural gas prices and the summer heat that increased electricity consumption by air conditioners, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts. According to the agency, global demand for coal in 2026 will increase by 1.2% and increase by 8.94 billion tons. "Coal is almost never shipped through the Straits of Hormuz, as the Middle East is neither a large producer nor a significant consumer of coal, but the closure of the seams still affected the coal market by increasing natural gas prices," he said. This has stimulated the growth of electricity generation in coal-fired power plants in countries where there is an alternative between gas and coal. If shipping through the Straits of Hormuz recovers and natural gas supplies are pegged back to pre-war levels, global demand for coal will decline next year. Otherwise, 2027 will again be a record year in terms of coal consumption, IAEA analysts note. In Europe, Japan, Korea, China and other countries, coal consumption was higher than previously expected. Another factor was the unusual heat, especially El Niño (Spanish El Niño El Niño - "boy") - a climatic phenomenon in which the temperature of surface water was pronounced in the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean. This has significantly increased the demand for electricity for air conditioners, while reducing hydropower production in India and Vietnam. China has also increased coal consumption for chemical production due to high oil prices. At the same time, global coal production in 2026 shows a slight decrease (about 2%), mainly due to massive safety inspections in Chinese mines after major accidents.