April 4th, 2011

PESD paper on the future of South African coal featured in Bloomberg

In the Bloomberg news article "Zuma's Quest for India Ties Threatens S. Africa Power Supply," PESD Working Paper #100 by Anton Eberhard titled "The Future of South African Coal: Market, Investment, and Policy Challenges" was cited in the estimation of the price Africa's utility Eskom Holdings Ltd. pays for coal.

• » The Future of South African Coal: Market, Investment, and Policy Challenges
• » Bloomberg article

March 28th, 2011

PESD releases cutting-edge study on the future of Australia's coal market

Critical challenges now facing the industry are poised to determine whether Australia will continue to be the globe's largest coal supplier.

• » Australia's Black Coal Industry: Past Achievements and Future Challenges

February 9th, 2011

Morse speaks at State Department seminar on global development and climate change

Richard Morse discussed how to reconcile global development goals -- which often rely on coal -- with US climate objectives at a US Department of State event on February 10th. Read more »

February 8th, 2011

Wolak's climate op-ed featured in the UK Guardian

PESD Director Frank Wolak explain how the unknown price tag of carbon and uncertainty of US National climate policy are impeding on investments for oil substitutes.

• » UK Guardian: "The Cost of Climate Policy Uncertainty"

January 3rd, 2011

Wolak and Morse's op-ed in the UK Guardian argue that China's record coal imports are actually helping the climate

PESD Director Frank Wolak and Research Associate Richard Morse's op-ed in the UK's Guardian, "China's green gift to the world", argues that China's record coal imports actually contribute to reductions -not increases- of global CO2 emissions.

• » The Guardian: "China's green gift to the world"

PESD study on China's effort to restructure its coal market featured by Bloomberg and Platts

Platts and Bloomberg News highlighted key findings from the recent PESD report, "Remaking the World's Largest Coal Market: The Quest to Develop Large Coal-Power Bases in China".

• » JPU settles half of 2011 Australian thermal contract at $115/mt: source

Morse debates the implications of US coal exports to China

In the Saint Louis Post Dispatch's series on US coal, Richard Morse discusses economic and environmental aspects of exporting coal to China.

• » Saint Louis Post Dispatch: "Arch, Peabody seek coal exporting deals to Asia"