They claim that giving up the oil sands would accelerate coal consumption.

Some of the times recorded were without precedent, yet were achieved with low coal consumption.

Coal consumption would fall, 300,000 high-polluting old vehicles would be phased out, 500 polluting factories would shut and 2,560 would be upgraded.

In addition, the hot recycled feedwater resulted in a significantly reduced coal consumption.

In 2007, coal consumption was the highest it has ever been, with coal mostly being used to generate electricity.