Cutting the global economy's dependence on coal has always been seen as one of the most effective measures to reduce … carbon emissions and ensure environmental sustainability. However, the demand for coal can vary greatly from country to … country. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to identify where the countries with the highest coal consumption …

analyse the effect of both, coal and oil on economic growth between 1900 and 2015, exploiting variation at the level of … European NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions. We show that the reversal of fortune of coal regions resulted from the second energy … transition. Specifically, an "oil invasion" in the early 1960s turned regional coal abundance from a blessing into a curse. Human …

, the use of coal, and to a lesser degree of oil, is associated with higher carbon emissions, while renewable energy use is … is particularly harmful when coal use is more intensive. The results suggest that mitigating economic cycles might also …

these two circumstances are consistent with sharp global increase in coal production and consumption. Our results suggest … that the strong shift in coal production in the period 2000-2007 can explain why the sharp increase in oil prices did not … the shift in the energy mix towards coal and natural gas and alerts that these fuels, and not only crude oil, can be …

analyse the effect of both, coal and oil on economic growth between 1900 and 2015, exploiting variation at the level of … European NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions. We show that the reversal of fortune of coal regions resulted from the second energy … transition. Specifically, an “oil invasion” in the early 1960s turned regional coal abundance from a blessing into a curse. Human …