The Case for Coal

Richard L. Sandor

Chapter 16 in How I Saw It:Analysis and Commentary on Environmental Finance (1999–2005), 2017, pp 61-65 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Discussions of coal, as a viable energy source of the future, usually end with cries of concern about its environmental impact. However, these discussions take a different tack when a generating company of the 21st century considers the many factors that affect the cost of producing power. These include the choice of fuel, changes in technology that alter emissions, and the costs of offsetting carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and other pollutants. Those in the power business who make informed investment decisions and are environmentally concerned should question the premise that, under all conditions, coal is dead…

Keywords: Environment; Emissions; Trading; Finance; Derivatives; Water; Energy; Carbon; Catastrophe; Weather; Sustainability; Fisheries; Greenhouse Gases; Sulfur Dioxide; Acid Rain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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