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 …, several states do. In this paper, we examine the feasibility of phasing down U.S. coal-generated electricity given the …

procurement practices by coal- and natural gas-fired electricity generating plants in the United States following state … detailed dataset that links confidential, shipment-level data on the price of virtually all of the fuel delivered to coal- and … status. Using a matched difference-in-difference estimation strategy to account for confounding shipping costs, I find the …

different CO2 emission rate standards on coal and natural gas power plants. In this paper, I examine the distributional and … coal generation and tightened for natural gas generation. I explore the economic incentives induced by such a policy, and … evaluate whether or not standard differentiation eases the regulatory burden on coal stakeholders. In particular, I focus on …

trading network. Using a coal trading network among the different U.S. states between 1990 and 2005, this research studies the … processes and equipment to lower emissions, pay the news costs of emissions, or use less contaminating low-sulfur coal (high …-quality inputs). Efficiency increases when more sub-bituminous coal is used because of its lower level of emissions in comparison to …

the DEP policy on fossil fuel consumption. The results indicate that the DEP policy led to a reduction in coal consumption …