Coal activist strategies

Phasing out coal
 * Opposing new coal plants
 * Phasing out existing coal plants
 * Cap-and-trade laws
 * Carbon taxes
 * Carbon dioxide emissions standards such as the Schwarzenegger clause
 * Eliminating federal loans
 * Discouraging private finance

Limiting coal supplies
 * Placing coal reserves in parks or private trusts
 * Prohibiting mountaintop removal
 * Discouraging new transportation infrastructure
 * Restricting exports of coal from federal lands
 * Blocking new coal mines
 * Limiting expansion of existing mines through strict enforcement of environmental standards
 * Making climate change a factor in federal coal leasing

Promoting alternatives
 * Renewable portfolio standards
 * Feed-in tariffs
 * Promoting efficiency and conservation
 * Developing wind, solar thermal, photovoltaic, geothermal,

External resources

 * Climate Case Chart