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Shortage of funds for coal may curtail global electricity uptake: WCA

FUNDING for coal-fired power generation is becoming more difficult to get, despite coal making up 45% of all fossil fuel power generation over the past 16 years worldwide, The International Energy Agency’s Energy Access Outlook says.

Shortage of funds for coal may curtail global electricity uptake: WCA

Coal provides 38% of the world's electricity and is essential in the production of 71.5% of the world's steel and 70% of cement.   World Coal Association policy manager Liam McHugh said that to deal...

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