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Coal to overtake oil as main source of energy by 2020

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2013 | 6:52 pm Energy Asia China Europe Coal 

Despite government efforts to reduce carbon emissions, coal is set to overtake oil as the world's main source of energy by 2020, with potentially devastating effects in the environment, energy consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie said Monday. According to William Durbin, president...

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