Coal will be burnt for decades, no debate needed there but the previous growth forecasts for coal consumption are completely wrong and will be revised.
Previous forecasts assumed hundreds of millions of people without access to electricity in third world countries would be connected to the GRID and powered by cheap energy(COAL).
This will no longer be the case as it is cheaper to install micro grids using solar with storage and a backup diesel generator to power these communities than build coal fired power stations and hundreds of km's of transmission lines.
