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http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/energy-and-the-environment/clean-coal-technologies.aspx

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=coal_use

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=coal_use

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Countries in need of abundant cheap energy like India and China consistently use coal, in order to effectively support their population. More environmentally conscious countries like Denmark and Canada have decreased their consumption of coal

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"Clean Coal" technologies are beginning to be developed, in order to make the acceleration of coal use more sustainable. A "washing" technique has been developed to be applied to coal burning facilities/smokestacks, which would decrease the toxicity of emissions. Coal use has steadily increased worldwide since 2000, despite the greater public knowledge of it's negative externalities

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Coal is most commonly mined and burned in MEDC's like China, Australia, and the United States.

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-Nonrenewable
-Coal emissions linked to respiratory issues and other health concerns
-Leads to acid rain
-Emissions that heavily contribute to the Greenhouse Effect

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- Abundant resource in North America.
- Affordable compared to other renewable energy sources
- Coal energy has been used for decades, so old buildings will not have to be redesigned for new energy sources
-Old energy source, so all risks associate with it have been identified

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The heat energy created by burning coal is used to create steam, which spins an electrical turbine, creating electrical energy.

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Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock that typically takes millions of years to form. Using coal to create electric power requires power plants and additional steam turbines Most of the world's coal comes from mines in Russia, China, and the U.S.