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Killing coal is harder than you'd think

The old saying about being careful what you wish for is being played out in the climate debate, as attempts to cut consumption of fossil fuels are being overpowered by strong energy demand.

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Last week's news that global coal consumption has hit an all-time high would have been especially annoying for delegates to Glasgow's COP26 climate conference last month, where fossil fuels were