Sökning: "Coal Closures"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Coal Closures.

1. 1. Carbon-Intensive Path Dependencies in the Electric Grid: Assessing the Effect of Coal-Fired Power Plant Closures on Future Renewable Energy Adoption

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :Cole Anderson Steinberg; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Energy Transition; Coal Closures; Renewable Energy; Carbon Lock-In; Fuel-Switching; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : Increasingly severe consequences of fossil fuel consumption have proliferated the exigency of an energy transition to zero and low-carbon electricity generation technology. Despite its relative reduction in market share in the United States, coal continues to play a role in future energy scenarios. This study examines the contiguous U.S. LÄS MER

3. 2. Coal Mine Closures, Climate Change Scepticism and Elections: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Mining Employment Shocks on U.S. Elections

   D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Författare :Ross Murdoch; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Mining; Unemployment; Climate Change; Political Science; Elections;

   Sammanfattning : Averting the worst effects of climate change requires large reductions in coal mining employment. The political impacts of coal mine closures have not been quantitatively studied. LÄS MER