Global Coal Usage Reaches 44 Year HighGlobal Coal Usage Reaches 44 Year High Alan Taylor June 18, 2014 32 Photos In Focus Earlier this week, BP issued its annual “Statistical Review of World Energy” report. According to the report, coal was the fastest-growing fossil fuel worldwide last year, and “coal’s share of global primary energy consumption reached 30.1 percent, the highest since 1970.” Despite a decrease in coal usage by North
