The Asia-Pacific region covers some of the largest coal-producing and coal-using countries in the world. It also includes a number of countries where almost no use is made of this fuel. This paper reviews the coal resources, production and consumption in the region, and examines the factors that...

There is a much better correlation between energy use and GNP or GDP when the latter are calculated using purchasing-power parity (PPP) rather than market-exchange rates (MER). Using PPP-adjusted GDP also shows that the larger developing countries of the world are not, when viewed overall, less...

Worldwide increases in energy use are the largest source of rising emissions of CO2. In the past, Europe and North America were the regions with the largest emissions. The rapid rate of industrialization, combined with population growth, has led to substantial increases in energy use in the...