01/07/2025 | Press release | Archived content
7.1.2025
Priority question for written answer P-000033/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Silvia Sardone (PfE)
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global coal consumption reached record levels in 2024. China continues to be both the world's biggest coal consumer - its power plants use a third of all the coal extracted worldwide - and producer, the country's output peaking at 14 million tonnes a day in November 2024. Over the last 25 years, China has used 30 % more coal than the rest of the world combined to sustain its ever-growing energy needs, while it accounts for 56 % of global coal consumption to generate energy for its battery-powered vehicles and AI technology.
In the light of the above:
Submitted: 7.1.2025