3 local solutions to replace coal jobs and ensure a just transition for mining communities
- Written by Liam Phelan, Senior Lecturer, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
As the world shifts to renewable energy, helping the communities that have depended on fossil fuels for jobs is becoming ever more pressing.
The 2015 Paris Agreement notes the imperative of a “just transition” for affected workforces, with “the creation of decent work and quality jobs” to replace those lost.
Trade unionists...