selected a well-known fossil fuel-exporting region, the USA's Intermountain-West (I-WEST), to analyze the carbon intensity of H …2 production and demonstrate regional tradeoffs. Currently, 78 % of global H2 production comes from natural gas and coal …. Therefore, we considered steam methane reforming (SMR), surface coal gasification (SCG) and underground coal gasification (UCG …

different CO2 emission rate standards on coal and natural gas power plants. In this paper, I examine the distributional and … coal generation and tightened for natural gas generation. I explore the economic incentives induced by such a policy, and … evaluate whether or not standard differentiation eases the regulatory burden on coal stakeholders. In particular, I focus on …

procurement practices by coal- and natural gas-fired electricity generating plants in the United States following state … detailed dataset that links confidential, shipment-level data on the price of virtually all of the fuel delivered to coal- and … status. Using a matched difference-in-difference estimation strategy to account for confounding shipping costs, I find the …

trading network. Using a coal trading network among the different U.S. states between 1990 and 2005, this research studies the … processes and equipment to lower emissions, pay the news costs of emissions, or use less contaminating low-sulfur coal (high …-quality inputs). Efficiency increases when more sub-bituminous coal is used because of its lower level of emissions in comparison to …

the DEP policy on fossil fuel consumption. The results indicate that the DEP policy led to a reduction in coal consumption …