2025-12-18 08:22:43

Global coal demand in 2025 is expected to surpass historical highs. According to the latest statistics, annual demand will increase by 0.5% year-on-year to 8.845 billion tons (the International Energy Agency has also revised up the data for 2024).

However, there's an interesting point— the International Energy Agency believes that 2025 will become a watershed year for energy consumption, after which consumption is expected to gradually decline over the next five years. But honestly, have those previous "peak" forecasts ever been accurate? Most have fallen short.

What can be anticipated is that if energy consumption truly begins to decline, it often indicates that economic growth is slowing down. This signal is worth paying attention to.

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degenwhisperer

· 2025-12-20 21:50

Is coal about to hit a new high again? A 0.5% increase seems mild, but the logic behind it is interesting. They're predicting some peak again... These institutional forecasts really should be compared to historical records. It's correct to pay attention to signals of economic slowdown, but I'm more curious—if energy consumption really turns around, does that mean some mega trends are being re-priced?

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gaslight_gasfeez

· 2025-12-20 13:14

Coal hits a new high again, this data is really outrageous... But I don't quite believe the so-called "watershed" theory; IEA's kind of forecasts are always exaggerated. If there are real signs that the economy is starting to slow down, that's what we should really watch, much more interesting than the coal numbers themselves. The energy sector is too complex; anyway, just HODL real estate and call it a day.

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WalletDetective

· 2025-12-18 08:34

Coal hits a new high again, but the growth rate is only 0.5%. What does that mean... I don't believe the "watershed" theory from the Energy Agency; history has always been shouted like that. Is a slowdown in the economy coming? Then we better keep a close eye on it.

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TokenCreatorOP

· 2025-12-18 08:33

Is coal still breaking new highs? Energy agencies are starting to play "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" again. How much of this prediction can be trusted, haha. The signal of an economic slowdown is hidden in the decline of energy consumption. That’s the real valuable intelligence. The IEA’s statement this time about the watershed, I find it doubtful. Rising all the way to over 88 hundred million tons, truly exciting.

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ImpermanentLossFan

· 2025-12-18 08:30

It's another IEA data revision, how many times has this trick been played😅 Signals of economic slowdown must be closely watched, or it might become very uncomfortable later Peak prediction is not as reliable as looking at on-chain data

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RugPullAlertBot

· 2025-12-18 08:27

Coal hits a new high again? I don't believe a single word of this watershed claim from the IEA; their predictions have never been accurate. The signal of an economic slowdown is indeed here; we need to keep an eye on it. Are they adjusting the data again? Is the historical high truly a high or just a false high... This growth rate is only 0.5%, feeling a bit weak. Talking about a five-year decline, I think we should survive past 2025 first.

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