Publication: Global Perspective on Coal Jobs and Managing Labor Transition out of Coal: Key Issues and Policy Responses
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Date
2021-12-01
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2021-12-01
Author(s)
Ruppert Bulmer, Elizabeth
Pela, Kevwe
Eberhard-Ruiz, Andreas
Montoya, Jimena
Abstract
*Note: Revised version published on March 25, 2022*
The widely shared objective of
transition to cleaner energy and reduced dependence on coal
presents tremendous challenges, not only to coal sector
producers and workers, but because of the broader
implications for other sectors in coal-producing nations. A
large proportion of energy infrastructure is built around
coal-fired power plants (even in non-coal producing
countries), economic production structures are
energy-intensive, and coal value chains are long. In regions
where coal mining takes place, the effects of transition cut
very deeply, especially in small, remote mining communities
where the local economy depends on coal. The transition can
create multiple disruptions: to jobs - both direct and
indirect, to household incomes, to local economies heavily
tied into the coal supply chain, to community well-being and
social capital, and to local and regional government
capacity and fiscal solvency. This issues paper analyzes the
status of coal phase-out around the world, the magnitude and
character of coal mining jobs and their spillovers in local
economies, and the challenges associated with future labor
transition. This report is part of a broader multi-sector
effort by the World Bank to support coal regions confronting
the realities of decarbonization and help lay the groundwork
for achieving a just transition for all.
Citation
“Ruppert Bulmer, Elizabeth; Pela, Kevwe; Eberhard-Ruiz, Andreas; Montoya, Jimena. 2021. Global Perspective on Coal Jobs and Managing Labor Transition out of Coal: Key Issues and Policy Responses. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37118 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”