Trump Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a Congressional hearing that the coal industry — which has been dying a slow death since the 1950s — will replace global electricity.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "I'm pretty confident coal will lead the world in global electricity production when I die" pic.twitter.com/ymnvWdrRI3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 21, 2026
Nobel Prize winning economic Paul Krugman noted in 2025 how the coal industry has been dying for decades.
(Sources: X, Paul Krugman)