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    Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is primarily made of carbon. It is formed from decayed plant matter that is converted into peat and then coal through heat and pressure over millions of years. Vast coal deposits formed in tropical wetlands during the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Coal is mainly used as a fuel and was an important energy source during the Industrial Revolution. However, coal combustion is a major contributor to climate change as it emits carbon dioxide and damages human health and the environment. Many countries are transitioning away from coal power to reduce emissions. China is currently the largest coal consumer and producer.

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    Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is primarily made of carbon. It is formed from decayed plant matter that is converted into peat and then coal through heat and pressure over millions of years. Vast coal deposits formed in tropical wetlands during the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Coal is mainly used as a fuel and was an important energy source during the Industrial Revolution. However, coal combustion is a major contributor to climate change as it emits carbon dioxide and damages human health and the environment. Many countries are transitioning away from coal power to reduce emissions. China is currently the largest coal consumer and producer.

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    Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is primarily made of carbon. It is formed from decayed plant matter that is converted into peat and then coal through heat and pressure over millions of years. Vast coal deposits formed in tropical wetlands during the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Coal is mainly used as a fuel and was an important energy source during the Industrial Revolution. However, coal combustion is a major contributor to climate change as it emits carbon dioxide and damages human health and the environment. Many countries are transitioning away from coal power to reduce emissions. China is currently the largest coal consumer and producer.

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    Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is primarily made of carbon. It is formed from decayed plant matter that is converted into peat and then coal through heat and pressure over millions of years. Vast coal deposits formed in tropical wetlands during the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Coal is mainly used as a fuel and was an important energy source during the Industrial Revolution. However, coal combustion is a major contributor to climate change as it emits carbon dioxide and damages human health and the environment. Many countries are transitioning away from coal power to reduce emissions. China is currently the largest coal consumer and producer.

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    For other uses, see Coal (disambiguation).

    Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black


    sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called
    coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable
    amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen,
    sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.[1] Coal is formed
    when dead plant matter decays into peat and is
    converted into coal by the heat and pressure of
    deep burial over millions of years.[2] Vast
    deposits of coal originate in former wetlands—
    called coal forests—that covered much of the
    Earth's tropical land areas during the late
    Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) and Permian
    times.[3][4] However, many significant coal
    deposits are younger than this and originate
    from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.

    Coal

    Sedimentary rock

    Bituminous coal, the most common coal grade

    Composition

    Primary carbon

    Secondary hydrogen

    sulfur

    oxygen

    nitrogen

    Coal is primarily used as a fuel. While coal has


    been known and used for thousands of years,
    its usage was limited until the Industrial
    Revolution. With the invention of the steam
    engine, coal consumption increased. In 2020
    coal supplied about a quarter of the world's
    primary energy and over a third of its
    electricity.[5] Some iron and steel making and
    other industrial processes burn coal.

    The extraction and use of coal causes


    premature deaths and illness.[6] The use of
    coal damages the environment, and it is the
    largest anthropogenic source of carbon dioxide
    contributing to climate change. 14 billion
    tonnes of carbon dioxide was emitted by
    burning coal in 2020,[7] which is 40% of the
    total fossil fuel emissions[8] and over 25% of
    total global greenhouse gas emissions.[9] As
    part of the worldwide energy transition many
    countries have reduced or eliminated their use
    of coal power.[10][11] The UN Secretary General
    asked governments to stop building new coal
    plants by 2020.[12] Global coal use peaked in
    2013.[13] To meet the Paris Agreement target of
    keeping global warming to below 2 °C (3.6 °F)
    coal use needs to halve from 2020 to 2030,[14]
    and phasing down coal was agreed in the
    Glasgow Climate Pact.

    The largest consumer and importer of coal in


    2020 was China. China accounts for almost
    half the world's annual coal production,
    followed by India with about a tenth. Indonesia
    and Australia export the most, followed by
    Russia.[15]

    Etymology

    Geology

    History

    Emission intensity

    Chemistry

    Electricity generation

    Coal industry

    Damage to human health

    Damage to the environment

    Pollution mitigation

    Economics

    Politics

    Opposition to coal

    Transition away from coal

    Cultural usage

    See also

    References

    Notes

    Further reading

    External links

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