Economics of the International Coal Trade The Renaissance of Steam Coal /

• Main Author: Schernikau, Lars. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology, economic.; Climatic changes.; International economics.; Economic Geography.; Economic Geology.; International Economics.; Climate Change.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9240-3

The world today depends on oil, coal and gas (in that order of importance) for over 80% of its primary energy. From the time humans tamed fire, wood or bio-mass became the primary energy source. Coal took over from biomass during the Industrial Revolution and accounted for over 60% of world primary...

Table of Contents:

• I. Summary: Sources of Coal, Use of Coal, and Global Steam Coal Market
• 2. Introduction: Methodolgy, Market Definition
• 3. Sources of Coal  Review of Coal as a Resource
• 4. Use of Coal  Power Generation and More
• 5. The Global Steam Coal Market and Supply Curve
• 6. Industrial Structure: Game Theory and Cournot
• 7. Conclusions, Implications and the Future of Coal.