General Studies · Passage and Conclusion

Read the passage carefully and evaluate the given statement based on it: At a ceremony, the miners of Prosper-Hanil mine of Germany provided a piece of black coal to their country's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the announcement of the closure of the country's last black coal mine. However, this does not mean that Germany will be completely coal-free: In Germany, the import of cheap foreign coal will continue. Coal-free means only that there will be no coal drilling, blasting, howling, collection, and transportation, which is a major factor in environmental pollution. Through the export of coal, Europe has emerged as a world economic power. But with its closure, the burden of pollution on the European nations will be very low. Apart from this, the closure of coal shafts in Germany means the closure of mining of lignite, or brown coal, as well. Lignite is considered to be much messier than black coal, but its mining is cheap. Germany's decision to close the last coal mine is to fulfill its decarbonization goals. Although such developments are positive news, the closure of coal mining in a phased manner can limit global warming to a significant level of 1.5°C. The use of coal in the world is not soon to be overcome because many parts of the world, such as India and China, still need cheap fuel to promote their economic growth. Statement: Coal will remain among the largest single sources of power generation. Select the correct option: