Researchers said the emissions growth was driven largely by increased burning of coal in China and India.
“The question is not if we will continue to use coal, but how,” said Holly Krutka, vice president of coal generation and emissions technologies at Peabody Energy.
He said that denying that climate change is a problem while pushing technology to solve it made no sense.
Several American lawmakers who flew to Germany for the climate change talks denounced the coal discussion.
Yet even as the Trump administration pushes for a revival of the coal industry, other countries say they are phasing it out.
But any nuanced discussions of energy policy were overshadowed by anger at the Trump administration for disengaging from the global community on climate change.
During a question-and-answer session, audience members pressed American officials to clarify the White House’s stance on climate change. »
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