Nature and EnvironmentAsiaExplainer: The history of coal07:04This browser does not support the video element.Nature and EnvironmentAsiaAjit Niranjan10/14/2021October 14, 2021Growth in the West was largely powered by coal. But if we want to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we have to ditch fossil fuels. Asia is now the biggest consumer of coal — how can it quit its new addiction?Copy linkAdvertisement