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Journal TitleConstruct Ireland
Article TitlePeak coal : why the days of the world's dirtiest fossil fuel are numbered
AuthorDouthwaite, Richard
Volume4
Issue(7)
Page(s)pp14-25
DateMay / June 2009
Contentgraphs, illustrations, photos, text
Note(s)Author argues as the age of cheap, abundant oil and gas supplies is drawing to a close, future energy needs must be met from cleaner, more widely available fuel sources. ; Prospect of rising costs and failure to ramp up carbon capture and storage will mitigate against coal's ability to take up the slack.
Subject(s)climate change ; renewable energy resources ; greenhouse gases ; coal-fired power stations ; power stations
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