The draft Power Development Plan 8 (PDP 8) of Vietnam forecasts an installed capacity of 144 GW in 2030, with coal-fired power plants accounting for 31% of the country's installed capacity in 2030.

We expect Brent prices will remain near current levels for the remainder of 2021, averaging $81/b during the fourth quarter of 2021. In 2022, we expect that growth in production from OPEC+, U.S. tight oil, and other non-OPEC countries will outpace slowing growth in global oil consumption and contribute to Brent prices declining from current levels to an annual average of $72/b.

This scenario also sees an accelerating pace of change in the power sector, sufficient to realise a gradual decline in the sector’s emissions even as global electricity demand nearly doubles to 2050.

India is more exposed to the international spot coal market as it does not have many longer-term supply contracts. So, when spot prices jump, you see a corresponding decrease in imports

Market participants said that while Chinese demand is lifting coal prices, the downside risk is limited given suppressed demand from India -- the world's third-largest coal consumer.

While coal played a major role in the development of the modern world, it is also the primary reason behind climate change: according to 2019 data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), coal burning is responsible for more than 40 per cent of global carbon emissions and more than 75 per cent of emissions from electricity generation.

From January through Sept. 18, US coal production stood at 415.98 million st, up 8.4% from the corresponding period of 2020.

Poland would be able to diversify its natural gas supplies in 2022 with the opening of the Baltic pipeline which would bring gas from Norway.

This investment would reduce CO2 emissions by 500 million tonnes cumulatively by 2040, equivalent to approximately 25 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

"China will step up support for other countries in developing green and low-carbon energy and will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad," Xi said.

In May 2021, Poland authorised the state-owned energy group Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) to operate its Turów open-pit lignite mine near the Czech and German borders until 2044.

Энергетическое взаимодействие России и Турции поступательно развивается по всем направлениям энергетики, её опорным точками остаются вопросы развития поставок энергоресурсов - нефти и нефтепродуктов, а также природного газа по газопроводу “Турецкий поток”.

The mentioned effects of low generation from renewable energies and higher consumption led to a significant increase in coal-fired power generation, at least in Germany

China is expected to see a wide deficit for met coal supply in 2021

Coal still powers 60% of Czech district heat. IEA said the country should develop clean options like large heat pumps and consider whether small nuclear reactors can take some of the role after 2030.