The Future of Coal:  Options for a Carbon-Constrained World is an interdisciplinary study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that examines the role of coal in a world where constraints on carbon emissions are adopted to mitigate global warming. This study's particular emphasis is to compare the performance and cost of different coal combustion technologies when combined with an integrated system for CO2 capture and sequestration.  (2007)


Gambling with Coal:  How Future Climate Laws Will Make New Coal Power Plants More Expensive (PDF) is a presentation prepared by the Union of Concerned Scientists, which sets forth evidence regarding the likely impact of greenhouse gas reduction efforts on the cost of coal power.  (February 2007)