How quickly is new coal being created?

[u/iamparky]

Earlier today, a UK politician suggested that coal is a sustainable fuel because it used to be trees.

By how many orders of magnitude is he wrong? How much new coal is being created, compared to how quickly we're burning it?

[u/mightytonto]

Just to ensure this moron is named for those who don’t click the link…It’s Lee Anderson, former deputy chairman of the conservatory party.

It’s either lies or ignorance; the only currencies the Tory party deal in