The Decline of Coal: Break the Fall or Soften the Blow?
View on Energy Institute at Haas website"There are all sorts of reasons to be concerned about – and responsive to – these local labor market impacts. But propping up domestic coal demand in an effort to delay or avoid these impacts is the wrong response. Some recent reports assess just how costly this DOE rule could be. For example, this studyfrom Resources for the Future estimates large subsidy payments, environmental damages and consumer impacts over the years 2020-2045"