Saudi Arabia, of all places, was apparently looking to displace some of the crude oil they burn for power generation with coal (https://ssrn.com/abstract=2749596). They have no coal domestically, and would have to import from other country. What's the potential of this? It seems economical when oil is valued at market prices and without any carbon prices.
If they care about their carbon emissions pledges post COP21, I would think they may forgo its import.
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