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Can developing economies have high growth without using coal? A debate

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9 min read . Updated: 09 Feb 2023, 06:41 PM IST Jason Bordoff,Rahul Tongia, The Wall Street Journal

To meet economic-growth goals, some developing countries will still need and use coal in the coming decade, and likely longer (Photo: Bloomberg) — To meet economic-growth goals, some developing countries will still need and use coal in the coming decade, and likely longer (Photo: Bloomberg)

Two experts square off on a question that will confront emerging nations in the coming years

Coal helped give the West its Industrial Revolution, its ironclad navies, its empires. It has also brought clouds of soot, black-lung disease, acid rain and now concerns about climate change.

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