Publication: Who is Most Vulnerable to the Transition Away from Coal? Ruda Śląska Residents’ Preferences Towards Jobs and Land Repurposing
Date
2023-05-24
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Published
2023-05-24
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Abstract
After Germany, Poland is the EU’s
second largest coal producer and consumer.1 96 percent of
EU-27 hard coal production, or 54.4 million tons, is
extracted in Poland (EURACOAL, 2020). In 2020, over 40
percent of the country’s total energy supply (TES) and 70
percent of its electricity generation come from coal and
lignite (IEA, 2022), the highest rate in Europe. Coal in
Poland also continues to employ about 88,000 people directly
in the mines, down from about 444,000 in 1989. Europe’s
commitment to stop its fossil fuel imports from Russia
following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is slowing down
Poland’s coal phase-out to ensure energy security in
Europe,2 but Poland remains committed to a complete coal
mine closure by 2049.
Citation
“Honorati, Maddalena; Ferré, Céline; Gajderowicz, Tomasz. 2023. Who is Most Vulnerable to the Transition Away from Coal? Ruda Śląska Residents’ Preferences Towards Jobs and Land Repurposing. Jobs Working Paper; Issue No.74. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39843 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”