Coal Atlas 2015

Facts and figures on a fossil fuel

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Coal Atlas 2015

Atlas
Our Coal Atlas contains the latest facts and figures on the use of coal and its environmental and social consequences. With more than 60 detailed graphics, the atlas illustrates the coal industry’s impact on nature, health, labour, human rights and politics.

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