Fair development transition of lignite areas: key challenges and sustainability prospects

CG Siontorou - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
As Europe transitions away from fossil fuel energy, the challenges associated with closing
mines, along with restructuring mine-dependent communities, continue to reduce the rate at …

Economic policy uncertainty, energy consumption and carbon emissions in G7 countries: evidence from a panel Granger causality analysis

B Pirgaip, B Dinçergök - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
We investigate the causal relationship between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and
energy consumption and carbon (CO 2) emissions in G7 countries. We employ a bootstrap …

Mining industry impact on environmental sustainability, economic growth, social interaction, and public health: an application of semi-quantitative mathematical …

M Mohsin, Q Zhu, S Naseem, M Sarfraz, L Ivascu - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The mining industry plays a significant role in economic growth and development. Coal is a
viable renewable energy source with 185.175 billion deposits in Thar, which has not been …

[HTML][HTML] Coal basin in Upper Silesia and energy transition in Poland in the context of pandemic: The socio-political diversity of preferences in energy and …

P Żuk, P Żuk, P Pluciński - Resources Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The article presents the results of research conducted on a representative sample of Polish
society and concerning their attitudes towards energy policy, the role and importance of …

[HTML][HTML] Technology innovation system analysis of decarbonisation options in the EU steel industry

T Skoczkowski, E Verdolini, S Bielecki, M Kochański… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Decarbonisation of the iron and steel (I&S) industry is crucial in the efforts to meet the EU
GHG emission reduction objectives in 2030… 2050. Promoting decarbonisation in this …

The global energy transition and place attachment in coal mining communities: Implications for heavily industrialized landscapes

K Svobodova, JR Owen, J Harris - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The global energy transition could usher in major changes to the production and supply of
coal. While key aspects of this transition agenda are fashioned at the global and national …

Hard coal phase-out and the labour market transition pathways: The case of Poland

J Sokołowski, J Frankowski, J Mazurkiewicz… - … Innovation and Societal …, 2022 - Elsevier
We study the labour market transition pathways driven by the coal phase-out in Poland
between 1990 and 2050. We apply the concept of branching points to describe the coal …

Comparative capacity of global mining regions to transition to a post-mining future

JA Everingham, K Svobodova, É Lèbre… - The Extractive Industries …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the ability of regions where mining is concentrated to adapt to closure
given the regional assets and the complexities of their association with declining production …

Electricity usage settlement system based on a cryptocurrency instrument

S Bielecki, T Skoczkowski, L Sobczak, M Wołowicz - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the issue of the use of cryptocurrencies (crypto-assets, in general) for an
electricity settlement system. The development of digital techniques, including blockchain …

Low-carbon transition in a coal-producing country: A labour market perspective

J Baran, A Szpor, J Witajewski-Baltvilks - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The decarbonisation of energy in a coal-producing country involves phasing out the coal
sector and reducing employment in coal mining. Our case study of Poland reveals that in the …