Since the 19th century coal has been the basic carrier for electric energy production. In the early 20th century the growth of coal production in certain countries has increased from several dozen to over 150 %. Experts claim that coal production will increase twice until 2030. Regular distribution of gigantic coal resources in the world will meet the demands of electric energy production for many decades. Share of coal in global scale of electricity production in 2007 amounted 41,5%. The largest degree of independency in the EU from imported energy carriers falls to Great Britain and Poland. Analysis of the “3x20” EU directives had shown that: * the directive for energy saving may in some circumstances decrease the amount of anthropogenic CO2 by about 50%, * influence of anthropogenic CO2 on climate changes is insignificant, * rapid introduction of renewable resources is practically impossible. As a conclusion in can be stated that: * the percentage share of coal in electricity production in global scale will not change in the 2030 perspective, * influence of anthropogenic CO2 on climate changes is insignificant, * rapid development of renewable energy resources is questionable, * thorough research on the possibility of development of alternative sources of acquiring electric energy (renewable resources of energy, nuclear power engineering), enabling their safe, certain and economically reasonable implementation in the place of coal should still be carried on.