“Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel. Not only does it create the most pollution when we burn it, but it’s also the worst for driving climate change. **But moving from wood to coal was a big step-up. Per kilogram, coal gives us about twice as much energy as wood. And you don’t have to cut down forests to supply it**. ([Location 857](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=857))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fossil-fuels]], [[coal-energy]], [[technology]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[gratitude]] [[climate-change]], [[deforrestation]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]