Fossil fuels, coal in particular, are indispensable sources of energy necessary for today's technological and economical progress throughout the world. Their burning releases numerous environmental contaminants, like CO 2 , SO 2 , and a range of organic and inorganic compounds. Arguably, however, and despite the fact that these emissions have resulted in air pollution and regional acid rain problems, there is no evidence yet of their usage completely replaced by a low-CO 2 -producing energy source. Coal, due to its unique composition and characteristics, has been actively investigated by scientists and technologists from various disciplines in a search for economically valuable metals and medically active substances. Also, coal is used universally for the fabrication of new nanomaterials in laboratories, and utilized in wastetreatment and clean-coal technologies. The aim of this paper is to focus on the latest advancements in coal research of leading international scientists from India, China, and the USA. Also, this paper is brie y presenting selected papers of several Indian and Croatian research groups addressing environmental issues and emerging waste-treatment technologies. Although the two countries are di erent from a geographical, historical, economical, and industrial point of view, they both have been linked with coal extraction and its usage in power generation and associated heavy industries.
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