QuickTake: Trump Aims to Brighten Coal’s Future

QuickTake: Trump Aims to Brighten Coal’s Future

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Business, Social Studies, Biology

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The video discusses coal's significant role in global warming and its historical importance. It highlights the stagnation in global coal consumption since 2014 and the decline in the US due to environmental regulations. President-elect Donald Trump aims to revive the US coal industry by lifting restrictions, despite scientific consensus on coal's impact on climate change. The video also covers the history of coal in industrialization and the challenges of clean coal technologies, which are expensive and unproven.

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How did coal use in the US change in 2015?

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What is the argument against the use of 'clean coal' technologies?

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