[OC] Kohleverbrauch in Europa, maßstabsgetreu

Fun visual I did for the European Correspondent showing coal consumption to scale. You can find the published version [here](https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-coal-we-didnt-quit).

Data comes from [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_cb_sff__custom_19594817/default/table). Using the densities of hard coal and brown coal, I calculated the volume for each pile, putting the Eiffel tower in the center for scale.

I created the visual with Blender and used Illustrator to bring everything together. Raw materials are such a fascinating topic to me since they keep society running while rarely physically entering our daily lives.

It doesnt say much, a coal consumption graph that has it per year is more useful.