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Will coal depart or will it continue to dominate global power production during the 21st century?

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This article considers whether coal must depart or whether it may still dominate power production during the 21st century, in view of the challenges implied by regional pollution reduction and global warming mitigation. Four main reasons are given for why, paradoxically, coal is likely to continue to have a high, and perhaps even increasing, share in global electricity generation this century: namely, (1) its large resource base; (2) the improving efficiency and competitivity of conventional and innovative coal technologies; (3) the employability of new coal technologies in conjunction with carbon capture and storage systems; (4) the improving economics of these advanced clean coal technologies. Governments, however, will need to provide the incentives required to stimulate the deployment of clean coal technologies.

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  • Bob van der Zwaan, 2005. "Will coal depart or will it continue to dominate global power production during the 21st century?," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(4), pages 445-453, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tcpoxx:v:5:y:2005:i:4:p:445-453
    DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2005.9685569
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    1. Yeh, Sonia & Rubin, Edward S., 2007. "A centurial history of technological change and learning curves for pulverized coal-fired utility boilers," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 32(10), pages 1996-2005.
    2. Alain Jean-Marie & Michel Moreaux & Mabel Tidball, 2011. "Carbon sequestration in leaky reservoirs," Post-Print hal-00863230, HAL.
    3. Kessides, Ioannis N. & Wade, David C., 2011. "Towards a sustainable global energy supply infrastructure: Net energy balance and density considerations," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(9), pages 5322-5334, September.
    4. Bob van der Zwaan & Reyer Gerlagh, 2008. "The Economics of Geological CO2 Storage and Leakage," Working Papers 2008.10, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
    5. Bollen, Johannes & van der Zwaan, Bob & Brink, Corjan & Eerens, Hans, 2009. "Local air pollution and global climate change: A combined cost-benefit analysis," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 161-181, August.

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