Coal industry faces 1 million job losses from global energy transition: Research

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Hundreds of labour-intensive mines are expected to close as they reach the end of their lifespans. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Most of the coal mines that are likely to shut down have no planning underway to extend operations or to manage a transition to a post-coal economy.

But most of the mines likely to shut down “have no planning underway to extend the life of those operations or to manage a transition to a post-coal economy,” US-based think tank Global Energy Monitor warned. GEM looked at 4,300 active and proposed coal mine projects around the world covering a total workforce of nearly 2.7 million. It found that more than 400,000 workers are employed in mines set to cease operations before 2035.

 

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