Research shows that auctions can help phase out coal while minimising taxpayer burden
Friday 12 Jul 2024

A new study led by Dr Sugandha Srivastav of the Oxford Smith School & Institute for New Economic Thinking, published in Climate Policy, analyses the world’s first coal phaseout auction (conducted in Germany) and finds that it is a transparent and potentially cost-effective way for the early retirement of coal-fired power plants.
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