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dc.contributor.authorGarg, Amit
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorColombier, Michel
dc.contributor.authorSartor, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Vineet
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Jesse
dc.contributor.authorCaetano, Tara
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Fergus
dc.contributor.authorTeng, Fei
dc.contributor.authorWiseman, John
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-19T03:56:06Z
dc.date.available2018-04-19T03:56:06Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-07
dc.identifier.citationJournal Climate Policy(2018), Vol.18 (3).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/20665
dc.description.abstractNational and global mitigation scenarios consistent with 1.5°C require an early phaseout of coal in major coal-dependent countries, compared to standard technical and economic lifetimes. This appears particularly apparent in the light of recent massive investments in coal power capacity, the significant pipeline of coal power capacity coming online, as well as upstream supporting infrastructure. This article analyses the existing and planned capital stock in the coal power sector in the light of scenarios consistent with 1.5°C. The article analyses the political economy and labour aspects of this abrupt and significant transition, in the light of domestic equity and development objectives. Firstly, the article examines employment issues and reviews the existing literature and practice with support schemes for regional and sectoral structural adjustment for the reduction of coal sector activity. Secondly, the paper surveys the domestic political economy of coal sector transition in major coal using countries, namely Australia, South Africa, China and India. A final section provides conclusions and policy recommendations.en_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectCoal mining sectoren_US
dc.subjectCoal transitionen_US
dc.subject1.5°C targeten_US
dc.subjectPolitical economyen_US
dc.subjectRegional policyen_US
dc.titleThe 1.5°C target and coal sector transition: at the limits of societal feasibilityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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