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Coal's long winter of discontent

Uma Devi
Uma Devi • 11 min read
Coal's long winter of discontent
“We don’t have a global outlook for coal, but if we did, it would be negative,” says Benjamin Nelson, an analyst at Moody’s Investors Service.
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The push towards cleaner renewable energy sources and weak demand for electricity during the pandemic have caused the demand for coal to

fall. What can ignite a recovery in the sector?

SINGAPORE (June 19): Coal is widely used as an alternate energy source to crude oil, especially among developing countries. But the push for more sustainable energy sources has put pressure on the fossil fuel, which now faces additional pressure from the Covid-19 fallout.

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