Report card on U.S. energy production

We ranked eight key energy industry sectors based on their ability to meet the growing demand for affordable, reliable, and clean electric genera/on. Despite its low cost, abundant domestic supply, and reliability, Western nations—USA, Canada, UK, and across Europe—have targeted coal for closure largely due to climate change concerns. While most pollution concerns associated with coal use can be addressed with widely available emissions reduction technologies, coal does emit more pollutants and CO2 than natural gas. Due to growing regulatory pressure and effective competition from low-priced, domestic natural gas, coal use is declining in North America, as well as Europe. […]