Oil Crash Makes Coal The World's Most Expensive Fossil Fuel

Coal has long been a staple of many of the world’s major economies because it’s always been cheap and abundant. Despite all the environmental and public health issues that are associated with the dirty fuel source, such as its high levels of carbon emissions and choking air pollution that has plagued industrial centers and cities like Beijing and New Delhi, coal has continued to be a mainstay in the world energy mix thanks to its efficiency and low price point. As coal has fallen out of fashion in Europe--and to a lesser extent, the…