Down to Earth - Countries Turn to Coal to Avoid Shipping Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz
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The breakdown of LNG and oil in the Ormuz and Bab El Mandeb Straits is changing the energy balance far beyond the Middle East. The IEA is now waiting for world coal demand to rise to 8.94 billion tons instead of the previously projected decline. 8.94 billion tons is, by the way, at least a six-year record.
Energy transition delayed again: Hormuz crisis has boosted global coal demand
LNG and oil supply disruptions in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb are changing the energy balance far beyond the Middle East.The IEA now expects global coal demand to rise to 8,94 billion tonnes, instead of the previously projected...
Down to Earth - Countries turn to coal to avoid shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz
The US-Israel war on Iran has shaken global energy markets and coal is no exception. Countries around the world are turning to the highly polluting source of power in a bid to avoid shipping disruptions…
The energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East is bringing the global demand for coal to the top, pushing the International Energy Agency (Iea) to review its forecasts for 2026. A new record that arrives while a study just published in Environmental Research Letters warns that some natural feedback triggered by heating [...] The post The dear gas pushes the demand for coal to the new highest first appeared on Qualenergia.it.
In its semi-annual report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that higher natural gas prices will encourage a switch to coal in certain regions during 2026, with the situation in the Strait of Hormuz being key to the 2027 forecast.
"Coal Mid-Year Update 2026" - IEA -September 2026 --- "Global coal demand set to increase this year amid Middle East conflict" - IEA - 10 Sep 2026. "Geopolitics Review. Presentation of the latest report of the IEA dedicated to Coal" on Monday 14 September 2026 conducted by Lorenzo Rendi. Among the topics discussed: Agriculture, Environment, China, Trade, Economy, Energy, Foreign, Geopolitics, War, Industry, Market.
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