The Trump administration has promised to stop the spiraling down of the U.S. coal industry that has been going on for … several years. We discuss the origins of the decline of the U.S. coal industry and new policy interventions by the Trump … administration. We find that a further decrease of coal consumption in the U.S. electricity sector must be expected because of the …

In this paper, we investigate the effect of Donald Trump's campaign for coal during his successful race for the White … Party shares in coal counties in 2016 relative to other presidential election years. Then, we use a spatial Durbin Error … model to estimate the impact of coal production on the Republicans' vote share in the US Presidential Election of 2016 at …

Replacing coal with cleaner energy carriers is a crucial lever to reach the Paris climate targets. However, as coal … evidence on whether such backlash exists. Here, we analyze the electoral response to coal mining job losses in the United … results suggest an electoral response in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections specific to the loss of coal mining jobs. We …

Coal consumption and production have sharply declined in recent years in the U.S., despite political support. Reasons … are mostly unfavorable economic conditions for coal, including competition from natural gas and renewables in the power … sector, as well as an aging coal- fired power plant fleet. The U.S. Energy Information Administration as well as most models …

comparing the current state of the coal sector and just transition policies away from coal. How can social justice in the energy … transition policies and legislations for workers and communities impacted by the coal phase down or phase out in recent years … work towards ensuring the integration of coal workers and coal communities into the clean economy in the process of coal …