14 DAY TRIAL // Despite all the controversy regarding the coal-burning process which has a noticeable damaging effect upon the atmosphere, this fossil fuel is still a major player in the industry, due to its economical advantages.
UN climate negotiations held this year in Durban, South Africa offer the participants a disturbing forecast in the matter of future alternatives in the energy field.
It seems that coal still enjoys its supremacy, despite the fact that major brands on the market are joining efforts to come up with a cleaner option to fight their coal addiction.
Despite the fact that a lot of water went under the bridge regarding this topic, it seems that 25% of the entire amount of energy which companies offered us came out of coal-burning activities, 50 years ago.
Now, instead of decreasing, the percentage grew up to 29.6, by 8% in only one year, from 2009 to 2010. Despite all this talk about air quality, experts say that countries in South Africa use coal to respond to up to 93% of the entire energy demand.
Experts are anticipating that coal usage will rise to 35% , until the end of this decade, so I'm pretty sure nobody is putting their hopes up on an actual climate deal established in Durban this year.