{"id":36873,"date":"2023-11-24T09:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T09:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/news\/rare-earth-discoveries-mean-coal-mines-could-have-a-key-role-to-play-in-the-energy-transition\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T09:23:56","slug":"rare-earth-discoveries-mean-coal-mines-could-have-a-key-role-to-play-in-the-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=36873","title":{"rendered":"Rare earth discoveries mean coal mines could have a key role to play in the energy transition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Pennsylvania to the north of England, coal mines helped to power the Industrial Revolution, turbocharging the economic growth of countries around the world.<\/p>\n

Today, however, the production and use of coal has become a thorny issue, with critics slamming the fossil fuel’s huge impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

Organizations like Greenpeace describe coal as “the dirtiest, most polluting way of producing energy.” From the UN Secretary General to the International Energy Agency, talk of phasing out coal is becoming increasingly common.<\/p>\n

But the global picture is a complex one. A multitude of factors are in play, not least the desire of some countries, especially those in emerging markets, to use coal as a tool for their own economic development.<\/p>\n

As the debate surrounding coal continues, discussions about using it \u2014 and the infrastructure linked to it \u2014 in the shift to a more sustainable future have become one of the more paradoxical aspects of the energy transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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