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Common knowledge about coal is that major producing nations like China, the United States and Australia, have enough to last hundreds of years, far beyond the reach of oil, which may already be in its twilight years. But worldwide coal production could plateau as early as 2025, according to one new estimate, and a growing group of scientists are concerned that fossil fuel supplies may begin dwindling by mid-century. Message 25637232 see also Message 25493066 Peak Coal - Coming Soon? Posted by Chris Vernon on April 5, 2007 - 12:15am in The Oil Drum: Europe This is a guest post by Shaun Chamberlin. Shaun (shaunus4) is TEQs Development Director of The Lean Economy Connection, the research centre founded by David Fleming to apply the principles of Lean Thinking to strategies for the future. Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) are an effective and fair response both to climate change and oil/gas depletion, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and providing the time to plan ahead. Further information available here: www.teqs.net The general consensus view on coal supplies has long been that we have hundreds of years of the stuff left, and that oil and gas depletion are the pressing concerns. However, dissenting voices are emerging. Canadian geologist David Hughes recently claimed that "peak coal looks like it's occurred in the Lower 48 (US states)", and the consensus position on coal is also called into serious question by the Coal: Resources and Future Production report soon to be released by the Energy Watch Group in Germany. I present a summary of its findings here. europe.theoildrum.com -- Peak coal by 2025 say researchers by Dr. Werner Zittel and Jörg Schindler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpts from the report on coal just published by the Energy Watch Group (Coal: Resources and Future Production -PDF): energybulletin.net