Decarbonization, population disruption and resource inventories in the global energy transition

As coal is phased out, this will have an effect on mining towns. Here the authors find that in these locations ramping up energy transition metals will be more disruptive to demographic systems than ramping down coal.

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Main Authors: Kamila Svobodova, John R. Owen, Deanna Kemp, Vítězslav Moudrý, Éléonore Lèbre, Martin Stringer, Benjamin K. Sovacool
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35391-2
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author Kamila Svobodova
John R. Owen
Deanna Kemp
Vítězslav Moudrý
Éléonore Lèbre
Martin Stringer
Benjamin K. Sovacool
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description As coal is phased out, this will have an effect on mining towns. Here the authors find that in these locations ramping up energy transition metals will be more disruptive to demographic systems than ramping down coal.
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spelling doaj.art-891e5a1d273a4af7a14f54b05f5dbe912022-12-22T03:53:31ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-12-0113111610.1038/s41467-022-35391-2Decarbonization, population disruption and resource inventories in the global energy transitionKamila Svobodova0John R. Owen1Deanna Kemp2Vítězslav Moudrý3Éléonore Lèbre4Martin Stringer5Benjamin K. Sovacool6Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of QueenslandCentre for Development Support, University of the Free StateSustainable Minerals Institute, The University of QueenslandFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences PragueSustainable Minerals Institute, The University of QueenslandSustainable Minerals Institute, The University of QueenslandScience Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business SchoolAs coal is phased out, this will have an effect on mining towns. Here the authors find that in these locations ramping up energy transition metals will be more disruptive to demographic systems than ramping down coal.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35391-2
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Martin Stringer
Benjamin K. Sovacool
Decarbonization, population disruption and resource inventories in the global energy transition
Nature Communications
title Decarbonization, population disruption and resource inventories in the global energy transition
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