Navigating coal mining closure and societal change

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the economic, social, and political consequences of coal mine closures at national and subnational levels, utilizing a systematic map of published literature on declining extractive-based economies to derive lessons for current coal-producing areas.

• Coal mine closures are expected globally over the next ten years, driven by a combination of climate policies, the decreasing cost of renewable energy, air pollution concerns, and changes in global coal demand.
• The decline in coal production is expected to create disruptive and unevenly distributed impacts on producing countries, mining communities, and workers, necessitating strategies to mitigate these effects and establish new social and economic foundations for coal-dependent regions.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Navigating coal mining closure and societal change. https://www.sei.org/publications/navigating-coal-mining-closure-and-societal-change/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Navigating coal mining closure and societal change. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/navigating-coal-mining-closure-and-societal-change/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019navigating, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Navigating coal mining closure and societal change}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/navigating-coal-mining-closure-and-societal-change/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }