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Coal
March 2019
By making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age – and it still does.
Assessing the Impact of the Diffusion of Shale Oil and Gas Technology on the Global Coal Market
September 2016
A spatial equilibrium model of the world coal market is developed that accounts for coal to natural gas switching in the electricity sector in the United States and Europe, the potential for China...
The Global Coal Market: Supplying the Major Fuel for Emerging Economies
August 2015
Coal has been the world's fastest-growing energy source in absolute terms for over a decade.
The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Integrating International Coal and Natural Gas Markets
October 2013
Unconventional natural gas and the technologies developed to extract it in the U.S.
Wind, Coal, and the Cost of Environmental Externalities
April 2013
AbstractWe compare the cost of generating electricity with coal and wind in Chile’s Central Interconnected System (SIC).
Industrial Organization of the Chinese Coal Industry
December 2011
China’s annual coal production, at 3.24 billion tonnes (Gt) in 2010, accounted for nearly half of the global total. In this comprehensive analysis of China’s coal value chain, Jianjun Tu examines...
Australia's Black Coal Industry: Past Achievements and Future Challenges
March 2011
The world's largest coal exporter sits at a critical crossroads. In the decades following WWII, Australia's coal industry grew from a small, fractured sector to the biggest player in international...
The Policy Tightrope in Gas-Producing Countries: Stimulating Domestic Demand Without Discouraging Supply
February 2011
Executive SummaryNatural gas can offer substantial environmental, energy security, and convenience advantages over competing fuels such as coal and oil. Gas is relatively abundant in the world,...
The Future of South African Coal: Market, Investment, and Policy Challenges
January 2011
As the world's fifth largest coal exporter and a key swing supplier between the Atlantic and Pacific coal markets, South Africa is a crucial player in global markets. While the country has long...
Remaking the World's Largest Coal Market: The Quest to Develop Large Coal-Power Bases in China
December 2010
China's coal market is now in the midst of a radical restructuring that has the potential to change how coal is produced, traded and consumed both in China and the rest of the world. The...
Energy for Sustainable Development
September 2010
The majority of rural residents in China are dependent on traditional fuels, but the quality and quantity of existing data on the process of fuel switching in rural China are insufficient to have a...
COALMOD-World: A Model to Assess International Coal Markets Until 2030
September 2010
This paper introduces a tool to analyze the future developments of the international steam coal market, the "COALMOD-World" model.
The World's Greatest Coal Arbitrage: China's Coal Import Behavior and Implications for the Global Coal Market
August 2010
In 2009 the global coal market witnessed one of the most dramatic realignments it has ever seen - China, long a net exporter of coal, suddenly imported a record-smashing 126 Mt tons (103 Mt net)....
The History and Future of Indonesia's Coal Industry: Impact of Politics and Regulatory Framework on Industry Structure and Performance
July 2010
Over the past two decades, Indonesia's coal industry has transformed itself from being an unknown, minor player in Asia's coal markets to the world's largest exporter of steam coal.
Promoting Clean Development Competing Market Mechanisms Post-2012
October 2009
(Excerpt) According to climate scientists, averting the worst consequences of climate change requires that the increase in global temperature should be limited to 2°C (or 3.6°F).
Real Drivers of Carbon Capture and Storage in China and Implications for Climate Policy
August 2009
The capture and permanent storage of CO2 emissions from coal combustion is now widely viewed as imperative for stabilization of the global climate. Coal is the world’s fastest growing fossil fuel....
Evolution of China's Coal Institutions, The
August 2009
Coal is the major primary energy which fuels economic growth in China.
Finesses and Game-Changers in Frontier Project Development: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage
August 2009
Project development is particularly challenging in “frontier” environments where alternative technologies, conflicting laws and agencies, and uncertain benefits or risks constrain the knowledge or...
Role of Carbon Capture Technologies in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Models: A Parametric Study for the U.S. Power Sector
June 2009
This paper analyzes the potential contribution of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the U.S.
Carbon Capture and Storage: An Assessment of Required Technological Growth Rates and Capital Investments
May 2009
In this new working paper PESD research affiliate Danny Cullenward studies the required rates of growth and capital investments needed to meet various long-term projections for CCS.
Carbon Capture and Storage at Scale: Lessons from the Growth of Analogous Energy Technologies
February 2009
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a promising technology that might allow for significant reductions in CO2 emissions.
Household Level Fuel Switching in Rural Hubei
December 2008
Based on an analysis of a rural household survey data in Hubei province in 2004, we explore patterns of residential fuel use within the conceptual framework of fuel switching using statistical...
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