「石炭ピーク」についてのレポートが、ドイツの
Energy Watch Group から公開された。それによると世界の石炭ピークは2025年頃で、その量は最も良い場合でも現在の30%増という。大変なことと言わねばならない。要点は、
A report just released by the Energy Watch Group concludes that global coal production will peak about 2025. From the report's Executive Summary, Conclusion and recommendation: Global coal reserve data are of poor quality, but seem to be biased towards the high side. Production profile projections suggest the global peak of coal production to occur around 2025 at 30 percent above current production in the best case.