Coal Reserves

Proven coal reserves of the leading countries worldwide in 2018 (in million metric tons)

US            250.219 bmt

Russia      160.364 bmt

Australia   147.435 bmt

China        138.819 bmt

India         101.363 bmt

Indonesia   37.000 bmt

Germany    36.103 bmt

Ukraine      34.375 bmt

Poland        26.479 bmt

https://www.statista.com/statistics/237096/proven-coal-reserves-of-the-top-ten-countries/

Pollutants exist in coal ash ponds. The ponds need to be lined to prevent pollutants from leaching into ground water. These pollutants further need to be chemically treated to remove the poisons and heavy metals. The expense associated with removing this hazard has discouraged power plants from using coal. If cleanup processes are improved, this problem may go away.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader