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Developments in the Coal Market

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This chapter provides a brief overview of the coal industry and indicates how coal—the old lady of the energy industry—has made a come back. The chapter introduces the reserves, demand, and supply situations in coal and discusses the regional demand pattern. It also indicates the role of clean coal technologies for future development of the industry.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    See Zientara (2007) for further details on the Polish coal industry.

  2. 2.

    See IEA (2008) and EC (2007) for further details.

  3. 3.

    See Gordon (2009) and Martin-Amouroux (2008) for more details.

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  1. Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, Dundee , UK

    S. C. Bhattacharyya

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Bhattacharyya, S.C. (2011). Developments in the Coal Market. In: Energy Economics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-268-1_16

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