Share of Primary Energy from Coal
Data, Graphs, and Maps
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Science, Geography, Mathematics
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Provided by Our World in Data
What it is
- Using this interactive chart, map, and data, students can see the percentage of energy that each country gets from coal.
- Students can also look at other charts that contain this data.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The resource offers charts for different countries side by side or all in the same chart.
- Students will be able to conceptualize global coal usage with this resource.
Prerequisites
- It may benefit students to understand alternative sources of energy.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can compare data from their country with the global average and discuss what they notice.
- After looking at the data, students can discuss how coal and other fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
- Students can discuss the connections between coal ash and environmental justice using the resource “Belleville” Coal Ash Dumping.
From the scientist review
The resource explores the relative share of energy production from coal from different countries. Some countries have missing data for 2019. This is a limitation. However, datasets were normalized to a conversion factor of 277.778. There is no contradiction in the method and this resource is suitable for teaching.
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