carbon tax equal to $50 per tonne, the central estimates imply ratios of 12.1 for coal, 0.36 for natural gas, and very close …

rigorous distributions of outcomes, rather than rely upon individually selected scenarios …

This paper evaluates changes in fuel procurement practices by coal- and gas-fired power plants in the United States … plants substantially reduce the price paid for coal (but not gas), and tend to employ less capital-intensive sulfur abatement … more productive coal mines. I show how these results lend support to theories of asymmetric information, capital bias, and …

transmission regions and marginal cost comparisons. Using our preferred scenarios, we find that between 66 and 94 percent of coal …The phasedown of coal for electricity generation is considered vital to meeting global climate targets. Many countries … have pledged to stop using coal, with some as early as 2030. While the United States has no target currently in place …

Historically coal has offered both benefits and costs to urban areas. Benefits include coal's role in fueling industry … Rosen-Roback style model to examine how differences in local coal availability affect equilibrium city employment. Drawing … on the model, the paper surveys papers that examine the net effects of coal on the growth in city population and air …

the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard, estimating a dynamic oligopoly model of technology adoption and exit for coal …