The fast-growing energy source which will power the future: Yes, it’s coal

As the United States continues to rapidly retire its dwindling fleet of coal-fired power plants in the name of fighting climate change, the world’s two most populous nations, China and India, continue efforts to dramatically expand their own coal usage. These two starkly divergent approaches inevitably lead to questions about which philosophy will prevail at the end of the day, and whether there is actually any “energy transition” happening at all.