Is Coal Dead Yet Again?

• Main Author: SANLI, BARIŞ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oğuzhan AKYENER 2017
• Subjects: coal,energy,economic growth,energy policy; Killit
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tjep/issue/32429/357234

Is coal dead? Thisis a profound question that will affect investments, employment, climate changenegotiations, future of energy debate. This article tries to dissect thisquestion in to several parts, uses analytical tools, news items to reach averdict. Coal may not be dead yet again, but high enough carbon prices may killit. It provides security of supply, employment and other domestic gains.However, this doesn’t mean solar, wind, batteries have no chance. On thecontrary these technologies will be increasing their penetration with secondand third waves of innovation. But coal in energy is like potato to the foodsector. It will take a long time to kill it.