Peculiarities of development the world coal industry in the process of active decarbonization in the world’s economy

Launch of the process decarbonization economy and ratification Paris Climate Agreements in 2015-2016 puts world’s coal industry a difficult position. The purpose study is to identify features development global industry, including regional ones, anticipation active world economy. For this, quantitative analysis dynamics structure production 2010-2020 was carried out. As result, it revealed that impact 2020 crisis did not become decisive for production. It can be compared price shock or start implementation Agreements. Some indicator characterized by weak declining trend (about minus 0.05% per year), although this generally unstable. absence an internal self-development; autocorrelation observed. reacts external shocks, while differentiation growing. share North America Europe fell 13%, Asia-Pacific region – increased 75%. Most developed countries are striving reduce consumption (in USA, Germany, Poland 25-50%), but many developing (India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mongolia) rapidly increasing (by 30-70%). This due possibility exporting using relatively cheap local fuel economic development. Therefore, medium term, will remain stable with growing differentiation.