The return of King Coal

It's largely viewed as a relic of the 1980s in the UK. But soaring oil and gas prices mean that coal is making a comeback - and now it's cleaning up its act too.

How will you heat your home or fuel your car 10 years from now? The North Sea is running out of oil and gas. Global oil reserves are dwindling. Most of what remains sits beneath unstable countries in the Middle East.

There is plenty of natural gas in Russia and Central Asia. But how secure is Britain's supply now the Kremlin can turn the taps off at will? Alternative energy, for all its promise, faces costly development and planning problems. And how can we return to nuclear power when no one has worked out where to dispose of the waste, nor how much it will cost?

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