Coal in Russia

Coal supplied over a tenth of energy in Russia in 2022.^[1] The prominence of coal power in Russia has been declining since 1990, although Russia has among the largest coal reserves in the world.^[2] Russia is the fifth largest consumer of coal in the world and is the sixth largest producer of coal.^[3] It is also the world's third largest coal exporter, vying with Australia and Indonesia for markets.^[4] It causes pollution in Russia and climate change.^[5]

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