Frondel, Manuel; Kambeck, Rainer; Schmidt, Christoph M. - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2006
In Germany, hard coal has been subsidized for almost half a century. Despite the declining significance of hard coal … peaked at € 6.7 bill.While German hard coal subsidies have been shrinking to € 2.7 bill. in 2005, it is very likely that they … proponents of hard coal subsidization in Germany and other EU countries. Most importantly, in addition to the drain imposed on …