by Jonathan Smith
November 26, 2010

In 2006 coal ranked second to petroleum, accounting for 27.4 percent of world primary energy production. “World coal production totaled 6.8 billion short tons, or 128 quadrillion Btu in 2006,” notes (XLS) the EIA (Energy Information Agency). World coal production increased (XLS) by 32.7 percent from the 1996 level of 5.1 billion short tons.

Authored by a large team of scientists from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and European countries, a Global Carbon Project report now predicts CO2 emissions from burning coal, oil and gas will reach their highest in history this year
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