[thescriptkiddie]

I know you used danger quotes, but it is worth noting that nothing is "soon to be coal". All coal deposits were formed in the limited (in geopolitical terms) time span after plants evolved the ability to produce lignin but before fungi evolved the ability to break it down. All of the coal that will ever exist on Earth has already been created.

[infogulch]

Steve Mould posted a video just this last week about the small period of time when all the coal was made. Understanding how it happened and why it stopped helps to set your frame of mind when thinking about the viability of natural carbon capture at large scales like how coal was formed.

https://youtu.be/b34al8YmQSA

(You probably mean "geological" not " geopolitical".)