The future of coal in a carbon-constrained climate

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Authors

Michael Jakob · Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

Jan Christoph Steckel · Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

Frank Jotzo · Australian National University

Benjamin K. Sovacool · University of Sussex

Laura Cornelsen · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Rohit Chandra · Centre for Policy Research

Ottmar Edenhofer

Abstract

Phasing out coal requires expanding the notion of a ‘just transition’ and a roadmap that specifies the sequence of coal plant retirement, the appropriate policy instruments as well as ways to include key stakeholders in the process.

Topics & Keywords

Climate Change Policy and Economics Environmental Impact and Sustainability Global Energy and Sustainability Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Nature Climate Change

Volume 10, Issue 8, pp. 704-707

DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-0866-1

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