A DRAMATIC increase in US coal consumption was “by far the biggest contributor” to the overall increase in global CO2 emissions last year, a report has revealed.
Looking at this again later, I think it’s the embedded 'quote ’ thing headlines like to do. Sometimes they’re like ‘Banana fiddlesticks’, vet says protect against fleas
I was misled upon first reading and so I wrote this to help others by changing emphasis. Their pull quote strikes me as a misdirection.
I see what you are saying but I don’t think it’s a misdirect. I think it’s the nature of fast reading. And I’m right there with you.
Or how about this - what should the headline have been?
I think it’s pretty straightforward
US increased coal use. China did not. So change in global emissions is US’s fault, because global change is based on sum of changes. Headline is fine.
China increased coal usage too.
China’s coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline
So one year of increase vs 9 years of decrease is still an overall decrease.
Also there’s a difference between China choosing to do something with their planned economy, vs. random wacky shit happening here in Freemarketstan
Looking at this again later, I think it’s the embedded 'quote ’ thing headlines like to do. Sometimes they’re like ‘Banana fiddlesticks’, vet says protect against fleas