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How to reduce the social costs of coal mine closures?

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  • Jakub Sokolowski
  • Jan Frankowski
  • Joanna Mazurkiewicz

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As a result of decarbonisation, the number of jobs in coal mining and mining-relatedindustries will drop. However, the risk of increased unemployment related to this process can be minimised. To that end, in order to mitigate the consequences of the transition away from coal, it is necessary to halt the inflow of new workers, to allow older employees to work until they reach retirement eligibility, and to provide support in advance for younger workers in mining and mining-relatedindustries so that they can take up jobs outside of the sector. To achieve that, we suggest three instruments: (1) relocating workers to coking coal mines, (2) retraining, and (3) support in starting up and running a business. With these instruments, it is possible to help accelerate decarbonisation while retaining a well-qualified workforce in the regional labour market

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  • Jakub Sokolowski & Jan Frankowski & Joanna Mazurkiewicz, 2021. "How to reduce the social costs of coal mine closures?," IBS Policy Papers 02/2021, Instytut Badan Strukturalnych.
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    1. Daniel Kiewra & Aleksander Szpor & Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks, 2019. "Sprawiedliwa transformacja weglowa w regionie slaskim. Implikacje dla rynku pracy," IBS Research Reports 02/2019, Instytut Badan Strukturalnych.
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    1. Frankowski, Jan & Mazurkiewicz, Joanna & Sokołowski, Jakub, 2023. "Mapping the indirect employment of hard coal mining: A case study of Upper Silesia, Poland," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).

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    Keywords

    energy and climate; labour market;

    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • L71 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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