[I_Like_Spam]

I don’t pretend to be a metallurgist, but isn’t coal necessary for the production of steel?

King Coal isn’t just for the production of electricity, what do they plan to use for construction, automobile and appliance manufacture, knife, gun, utensil manufacture, etc?

[CedarDave]

Indeed coal in the form of coke is used.

But oil is even more critical to modern life as it is the main ingredient in chemicals, plastics, synthetics, pharmaceuticals, etc.

And the best thing about coal is that it can be liquefied and act as a substitute for oil.