Pylyp Travkin: Coal We Underestimated

The world is rushing towards a “green” future, but losing its balance. Pylyp Travkin believes that coal is not a sin of the past, but a stage in the evolution of energy. For two hundred years it provided heat, power, and industry, and today it remains a mainstay where there is no oil and gas. “It’s not coal that’s to blame for emissions, but the ways in which it’s used,” notes Travkin. CCS technologies and hydrogen solutions can make it clean. True progress lies not in rejection, but in the ability to manage. Coal will disappear not under the pressure of slogans, but when technology offers a better, sustainable path.