Publisher's Synopsis
This is an assessment of both the prospects for hard coal production and the prospects for coal use in Europe. The book questions the possibility of a terminal decline for European coal production, and addresses environmental concerns as well as how the politics and economics of coal interact.;It reviews the recent history of coal production and use, its political and industrial importance, and growing influences, including competition policies and the "dash for gas" - the increased use of natural gas as a clean, efficient source of power for electricity production.;Policy responses of various countries to hard-coal production are discussed, and the driving forces and scenarios for future coal use are presented.
