Peak coalPeak coal is the peak consumption or production of coal by a human community. Global coal consumption peaked in 2013, and had dropped slightly by the end of the 2010s. The peak of coal's share in the global energy mix was in 2008, when coal accounted for 30% of global energy production. The decline in coal use is largely driven by consumption declines in the United States and Europe, as well as developed economies in Asia. In 2019, production increases in countries such as China, Indonesia, India, Russia and Australia compensated for the falls in the United States and Europe.
DemandIn economics, demand is the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given time. The relationship between price and quantity demand is also called the demand curve. Demand for a specific item is a function of an item's perceived necessity, price, perceived quality, convenience, available alternatives, purchasers' disposable income and tastes, and many other options. Innumerable factors and circumstances affect a consumer's willingness or to buy a good.
MicroéconomieLa microéconomie (ou micro-économie) est la branche de l'économie qui modélise le comportement des agents économiques (consommateurs, ménages, entreprises) et leurs interactions notamment sur les marchés. À l'inverse de la microéconomie, la macroéconomie modélise les relations existantes entre les grands agrégats économiques, le revenu national, l'investissement, la consommation, le taux de chômage, l'inflation La microéconomie théorique est un ensemble de concepts, de modèles et de résultats abstraits sur le comportement de ces agents économiques.
Consommation ostentatoirethumb|L'automobile de luxe, symbole de l'objet de consommation ostentatoire. La consommation ostentatoire est une consommation destinée soit à mettre en évidence son statut social ou son mode de vie, soit à faire croire aux autres que l'on possède ce statut social ou mode de vie. Le concept de consommation ostentatoire est originellement utilisé pour décrire la consommation des classes supérieures dans les pays occidentaux par les sociologues.
