| 书目名称 | Economics of the International Coal Trade | | 副标题 | The Renaissance of S | | 编辑 | Lars Schernikau | | 视频video | | | 概述 | One of the first books on the economics and functioning of the global seaborne coal trade.Summarises market relevant facts on the resource coal (with the focus on steam coal for electricity generation | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .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 energy by the early 1900s...The current age is often referred to as the Oil Age, which seems appropriate now that about 35% of the world’s primary energy still comes from oil. However, coal is experiencing a renaissance. Today about one quarter of the world’s primary energy and more than 40% of the world’s electricity comes from coal. In addition, about two thirds of the world’s steel is produced using coal. The author predicts that coal will become even more important in the decades to come, mainly driven by demand from China and India...This book focuses on the role of coal for today’s energy and, most importantly, electricity markets. It starts with a review of coal as a resource, profiling the major steam coal exporting nations and the structure of the supply market. The low investment rate in coal compared to other fossil fuels is discussed,and environmental and safety issues with | | 出版日期 | Book 20101st edition | | 关键词 | China; Cournot; coal; development; energy; evolution; market structure; simulation model; climate change; eco | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9240-3 | | isbn_ebook | 978-90-481-9240-3 | | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 |
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