Optimal Transition from Coal to Gas and Renewable Power Under Capacity Constraints and Adjustment Costs

Given a cap on carbon emissions, what is the optimal transition from coal to gas and renewable energy? To answer this question, we model the dependence of the energy sector on both (1) polluting exhaustible resources and (2) long-lived capital such as power plants. To minimise adjustment costs, opti...

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Main Authors: Coulomb, R. (Author), Lecuyer, O. (Author), Vogt-Schilb, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2019
Subjects:
gas
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