railroads that transport coal from mines to power plants, use this information to capture economic rents that would otherwise …

We examine an open economy's strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by replacing its consumption of coal - very carbon …

role of wind energy feed-in has slowly risen over time, and its impact is now roughly on par with that of coal. …

Several European countries have decided to phase out coal power generation. Emissions from electricity generation are … already regulated by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), and in some countries like Germany the phaseout of coal will be … accompanied with cancellation of emissions allowances. In this paper we examine the consequences of phasing out coal, both for the …

We investigate the displacement effects of phase-out-of-coal policies in a stylized model of electricity generation and … electricity, some emissions as well as some coal-based electricity "leak" into other countries and the aggregate welfare of the … group of countries declines, if a country unilaterally phases out coal. With constant emissions cap and no trade in …

introduction of the Acid Rain Program in the U.S. as a case study. The theory predicts that owners of coal deposits, expecting … implementation; moreover, the incentive to increase supply would be stronger for owners of high-sulfur coal. This would, all else … equal, induce an increase in sulfur dioxide emissions. Using data on prices, heat input and sulfur content of coal delivered …

Economic transitions have the potential to displace workers and cause social unrest. Coal mine closures in the eastern … closures, such as rising production costs and decreasing coal demand from the electricity sector. This analysis utilizes unique … data on coal mine and power plant operation to estimate the impact of supply and demand factors on mine closure. We model …

In this paper we investigate the effect of Donald Trump's campaign for coal in his successful race for the White House … in 2016. Using a spatial Durbin model we estimate the effect of coal production on the Republicans vote share in the US … between Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 as the dependent variable. The positive effect of coal production on the …

intertemporal and intersectoral investment adjustment costs. Stranding of assets mostly affects the 20 biggest oil, gas and coal …