Coal has powered civilisation since the advent of the Industrial Era, with coal-fired power stations keeping the lights on and people connected in the Modern Era. But the death of coal had been predicted several times in the past - first with the advent of the nuclear age, but the risk of nuclear meant it never gained popularity as a replacement for coal-fired power stations. Now there is a push to replace all fossil fuels with green and renewable power sources. Most of the equipment required to produce this, however, needs power from traditional power stations in order to be manufactured, offsetting the benefit in the short-term.
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