{"id":2065609,"date":"2023-10-12T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-to-a-million-coals-jobs-will-be-lost-globally-by-2050-energy-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:28:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:28:38","slug":"close-to-a-million-coals-jobs-will-be-lost-globally-by-2050-energy-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-to-a-million-coals-jobs-will-be-lost-globally-by-2050-energy-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of Coal Jobs to Vanish Worldwide by 2050: Energy Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclose-to-a-million-coals-jobs-will-be-lost-globally-by-2050-energy-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2065609&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Almost a \u200cMillion\u2064 Coal Jobs Could Be Lost by 2050, Report\u200b Warns<\/h2>\n<p>According to a recent \u200dreport by Global Energy Monitor\u2063 (GEM), the coal industry \u2064is facing \u2062a bleak\u200b future,\u200d with nearly a\u2064 million jobs expected to disappear by \u200bthe middle of this century.\u2062 The report predicts that by 2035, around\u200b 100\u2063 coal workers could lose their\u200b jobs every day, even without any pro-climate policies in place.<\/p>\n<p>GEM&#8217;s report\u200b states that \u200c&#8221;nearly \u20631 million coal\u2064 mine jobs will\u200d no \u200blonger exist at operating mines&#8221; by 2050, \u200cresulting in a significant reduction in the global workforce. This estimate\u200c takes into account the foreseeable \u2063closures of coal mines.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the report highlights that &#8220;the coal industry could shed 414,200 mining jobs by\u200d 2035\u2014nearly 100\u200b workers\u200c per day\u2014regardless of climate pledges \u200dor\u2063 coal phase-out targets.&#8221; \u200cThese job losses would primarily affect mines that are expected to reach the end of their operation by that time.<\/p>\n<h3>Related\u200d Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/are-wind-turbines-killing-these-100000-pound-mammals-5500496?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Are\u2064 Wind Turbines \u200cKilling\u2062 These 100,000 \u200cPound \u2062Mammals?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/9\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/ccp-backed-company-constructs-mega-solar-power-plant-near-us-japan-military-bases-japanese-councillor-raises-security-concerns-5495112?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>CCP-Backed Company Constructs \u2063Mega-Solar Power Plant Near US, Japan Military Bases; Japanese Councillor Raises Security\u200c Concerns<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/21\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u2064report emphasizes \u2062that many of \u2064the mines expected to close in the\u2063 near future are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/living-through-a-socialist-collapse-an-insiders-account-of-venezuelas-demise\/\" title=\"Living Through A Socialist Collapse: An Insider\u2019s Account Of Venezuela\u2019s Demise\">state-owned enterprises<\/a> with\u200d government stakes. Global Energy Monitor researcher states that &#8220;governments need to shoulder their share of the\u200b burden to ensure a managed transition \u2062for\u2062 those workers and communities\u2063 as we \u2062move into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-gop-states-challenge-to-bidens-rule-estimating-social-cost-of-carbon\/\" title=\"Supreme Court dismisses GOP states' challenge to Biden's carbon cost estimation rule.\">clean energy\u200d economy<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even before committing to phase out coal, the ten largest coal producers\u200d could \u200bcollectively\u200c cut 243,100 industry jobs by\u2064 2050.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Currently, \u2063there are nearly \u20632.7 million workers \u200cemployed \u2062in the coal \u200dindustry, responsible for\u2064 93 percent of \u200cthe world&#8217;s coal production.\u2064 However, if nations \u200dand businesses \u2062follow through with\u200b plans\u2063 to phase down coal and limit global\u200b warming to 1.5 degrees\u200d Celsius,\u2064 only\u200c 252,200 workers\u2062 would be needed to maintain\u200c global production.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063majority of job losses are expected to occur in\u200d Asia, particularly in \u2062China and\u2064 India. China employs 1.5\u200b million coal workers,\u200c while India \u2062has 337,400\u200c people employed in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, the GEM report estimates \u200dthat over 15,000 jobs in the coal sector could be\u200d lost per decade in the 2030s and 40s, with fewer than \u206215,000 jobs lost in\u200d the 2050s. For \u2063the\u2063 current decade, the report predicts \u200ca job loss of\u200d less than 15,000.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the coal producers that will be\u2064 most \u200baffected \u2062include Coal India, Glencore, \u200dPeabody Energy, China Energy, and\u2063 the Siberian Coal Energy \u2063Company.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b report suggests \u2063that laid-off coal workers\u2064 could potentially find employment in the renewable \u2063energy sector.\u200d However, it acknowledges that the pay in this sector\u2063 may be\u200c lower. For example, in the United States,\u200b coal \u200dextraction workers earn an average of $62,530\u2064 per year,\u2063 which is \u200d27 percent more than the $48,890 earned by solar photovoltaic\u200c installers.<\/p>\n<h2>Biden&#8217;s\u200c Anti-Coal Push<\/h2>\n<p>The GEM report coincides with a decline \u200bin coal \u200djobs in \u200dthe\u200d United States\u200d under \u2062the current Biden administration. According to the\u200c U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s U.S.\u200b Energy &#038; Employment Jobs Report (USEER), coal electric power generation (EPG) was the only technology in which employment declined last year.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, coal EPG saw a decrease of 9.6 percent, resulting in the\u200b loss of 6,780 jobs. Meanwhile, employment in \u200csolar\u2063 and wind energy sectors grew.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2064 had previously committed to shutting down coal-powered energy\u2063 plants.\u200b He stated, &#8220;We&#8217;re going to be shutting these plants down\u200d all across America and having wind and solar&#8221; ahead of the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>These remarks were met with criticism from Senator Joe Manchin, who represents West Virginia, \u2063a coal-producing\u200d state. He called Biden&#8217;s comments &#8220;outrageous and\u200c divorced from reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In May, the\u2062 U.S. Environmental \u200dProtection Agency (EPA) announced plans to \u2062tighten emission restrictions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-pledges-to-increase-pollution-for-another-decade\/\" title=\"China \u2018Pledges\u2019 to Increase Pollution for Another Decade\">coal-fired power plants<\/a>, which raised concerns about the impact on the coal industry.<\/p>\n<p>In a November 2022 article, Stephen Moore, a senior fellow at the Heritage \u200bFoundation, highlighted the \u2064importance of coal in America&#8217;s history and expressed concerns about \u200bmoving away from\u200c it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2062will the impact of job losses\u2064 in the coal industry be felt across the globe, and which countries will experience significant reductions in employment opportunities?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  This suggests that\u200c the \u2064impact \u200bof job losses \u2062in the coal \u2064industry will be felt \u2064across the globe,\u2064 with both developed and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-to-a-million-coals-jobs-will-be-lost-globally-by-2050-energy-report\/\" title=\"Millions of Coal Jobs to Vanish Worldwide by 2050: Energy Study\">developing countries experiencing significant reductions<\/a> in\u2064 employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The report also raises \u200bconcerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-recruited-fauci-to-influence-covid-origins-investigation-off-the-books-says-house-subcommittee\/\" title=\"CIA enlisted Fauci to sway Covid origins probe covertly, claims House panel.\">socio-economic consequences<\/a> of these job\u200d losses. \u2062Many of the workers employed in the \u200dcoal industry\u2063 come from communities that rely heavily \u200con coal mining for their livelihoods. As\u2063 these jobs disappear, these\u2063 communities will face economic hardship \u200band struggle to transition to alternative industries.\u2062 It \u200cis therefore crucial for governments and businesses\u2063 to take responsibility and ensure a\u200d managed transition for these\u2064 workers and communities\u200d as we \u2064shift towards \u200ba clean energy economy.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights\u2064 the importance of governments committing to climate pledges and implementing\u2064 coal phase-out targets. Even without these commitments, the\u200b closure \u2064of coal mines and the \u2062adoption of clean energy alternatives\u2062 will result in substantial job losses in\u200d the sector. However, \u2064with the right policies and\u200d investments \u200din \u2064place, \u2063these job losses can be mitigated, and new employment\u200c opportunities can be \u2062created \u200bin \u200brenewable energy sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Asia is expected\u2063 to \u2064bear the brunt \u200cof \u200cthese \u2062job losses, with China and India being the most affected. \u200cThese countries currently \u2063employ a significant number of coal workers, and as \u2063they shift towards cleaner energy sources, thousands of jobs in the coal sector will be at risk. It is essential\u200c for these\u200d nations to prioritize the well-being of their workers \u200dand provide \u200cthem\u2064 with support and opportunities for retraining and alternative employment.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 the United States, the report \u200dpredicts a gradual decline in coal jobs over the \u200bcoming \u200cdecades. While the\u2064 rate\u200b of job losses is \u200dexpected to be relatively low in \u200cthe 2050s, the\u200d coal sector \u2063will\u2064 still experience a significant \u200dreduction in employment. This underscores the need for the United States to invest in renewable energy \u200cand create a supportive environment for the growth of\u2062 clean energy\u2062 industries.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the report paints a sobering picture of the future of\u200d coal\u2064 jobs. With nearly a million jobs expected to disappear by 2050, it is clear \u200bthat the coal industry is \u200dfacing a\u2064 bleak\u200d future.\u2063 However, this also \u2063presents \u200can \u200bopportunity to invest in renewable\u2064 energy and create sustainable \u2064employment \u2062for the future. By implementing effective\u2063 policies and providing \u2062support for affected workers and communities, countries can \u2062navigate the\u200b transition \u2062away from coal and\u2064 towards a\u2062 cleaner and more sustainable energy future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>longer exist,\u201d according to a report. The decline in coal jobs is expected to continue, with approximately 100 workers facing unemployment each day by 2035. These projections do not account for any pro-climate policies, highlighting the urgent need for alternative employment opportunities in the coal industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":2065610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2065609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}