In this paper we investigate the introduction of an export tax on steam coal levied by an individual country (Australia … consisting of an optimal policy problem at the upper level, and an equilibrium model of the international steam coal market … (based on COALMOD-World) at the lower level. We find that a unilaterally introduced Australian export tax on steam coal has …

The prospect of climate change regulation has already had an important impact on investment in coal-fired power plants …' interest in receiving low-cost power. The potential increases in the cost of coal-based electricity could upset the long …-held view that coal provides "cheap" power. Moreover, if regulators approve investment in coal-fired power plants now and later …

In this paper we investigate the introduction of an export tax on steam coal levied by an individual country (Australia … consisting of an optimal policy problem at the upper level, and an equilibrium model of the international steam coal market … (based on COALMOD-World) at the lower level. We find that a unilaterally introduced Australian export tax on steam coal has …

In the context of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the residential sector, fuel switching from coal and oil to …