Effect of US coal exports on domestic economic growth and on US national security

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5171813

Possible US policies designed to increase US coal exports and the international coal trade are explored as they benefit the US economy and improve the US strategic position by decreasing the dependence of our allies and less developed countries on oil and gas from OPEC and Communist countries. In 1982 US coal exports to countries other than Canada totaled 88 million tons and supported about 39,000 miners and administrative employees, concentrated largely in Southern Appalachia. Total employment generated by these exports is estimated at about 150,000 jobs with income of 3.8 billion dollars. Local and state tax payments are estimated at 238 million dollars in 1982, including property, severance and income taxes. Policies that encourage substitution of imported coal for imported oil or natural gas will benefit US coal exports. Such policies also will benefit the US strategic position by decreasing the foreign influence on oil importers. Policies which encourage the development and use of indigenous coal in developing countries also will benefit the strategic position of the United States for the same reason. The report considers policies which are applicable to: (1) the developed nations of the world that lack sufficient coal resources of their own; (2) the developing nations that have adequate coal reserves that can be developed; and (3) the developing nations that do not have sufficient indigenous coal. Nations are listed for each category, and policies are presented for a case study country each category. Italy, Colombia, and the Republic of Korea were chosen for the case studies. For each country the report: summarizes the historical economic situation; presents historic sources of energy and patterns of energy demand; projects future energy supply and demand; describes national energy policies; and presents possible US energy policies concerning each nation.

• Research Organization: Faucett (Jack) Associates, Inc., Chevy Chase, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AM01-81AD11151
• OSTI ID: 5171813
• Report Number(s): DOE/AD/11151-T1; ON: DE84009398
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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