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Climate envoy John Kerry speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Jan. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
COAL SHORTAGES PUSH UP PRICES, WEIGH ON ECONOMIES
Discussing a shift from coal, Kerry placed emphasis on markets being a driving force behind more cost-effective power sources like renewables and natural gas. Kerry also reaffirmed his support of the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden administration< from the U.S. power grid by 2035.
A truck hauls 250 tons of coal to the surface of the Spring Creek mine near Decker, Montana, on April 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
“We’re saying we are going to be carbon-free in the power sector by 2035,” Kerry said. “I think that’s leadership. I think that’s indicative of what we can do.”
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The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyoming, on July 27, 2018.
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Coal makes up roughly 10% of U.S. energy consumption, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data also revealed that fossil fuels – petroleum, natural gas and coal – made up an estimated 79% of total U.S. primary energy production last year.
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