We think that the adoption rate of renewable electricity will accelerate in the decades ahead, which should contribute to a near-continuous decline in demand for coal. Demand for natural gas should still eke out some growth over the next decade or so owing in part to its use as a back-up in renewables-based electricity systems, but the outlook beyond 2030 is similarly bleak.
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