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From a hard place to a rock: Questioning the energy security of a coal-based economy

We thank Brathwaite et al. for starting a very useful debate about what role, if any, coal should play in future energy transitions. Expanding upon their piece, we question that a coal-based economy, in which energy production for both electricity and transport comes from coal, can meet the energy security needs of the United States and other countries.
Year of publication:
2011
Authors: Sovacool, Benjamin K. ; Cooper, Christopher ; Parenteau, Patrick
Published in:
Energy Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0301-4215. - Vol. 39.2011, 8, p. 4664-4670
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Clean coal Carbon capture and sequestration Coal-to-liquids
Type of publication: Article
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009143020
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