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Deceptive promises of new jobs in the coal sector don't help workers, communities or the climate

Now is the time for southeast Europe to start an inclusive and just transition away from lignite, argues new Bankwatch research.

Tags: coal jobs just transition mining social justice transformation Balkans

Institution: Chinese investors, Export credit agencies

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts

Overblown job promises in southeast Europe's coal sector show the need for a just transition - report

November 14, 2016

Promises for new jobs in south-east Europe’s coal sector are exaggerated, a new Bankwatch report reveals. Hardly any coal operations across the region are economically viable, and as a result many coal workers, especially in the mines, are set to lose their jobs, even if the plans for countless new power plants materialise. Governments, coal workers and their wider communities need to work together towards a just transition.

Institution: Chinese investors, Export credit agencies, World Bank Group

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: coal, jobs, just transition, social justice, Balkans

The great coal jobs fraud - unrealistic employment claims in southeast Europe

Study | November 14, 2016

This report reveals how and why promises for new jobs in south-east Europe’s coal sector are exaggerated. Hardly any coal operations across the region are economically viable, and as a result many coal workers, especially in the mines, are set to lose their jobs, even if the plans for countless new power plants materialise. Governments, coal workers and their wider communities need to work together towards a just transition.

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Institution: Chinese investors, Commercial banks, Export credit agencies

Theme: Energy & climate

Infographic: The great coal jobs fraud

Promises for new jobs in south-east Europe’s coal sector are exaggerated. Hardly any coal operations across the region are economically viable, and as a result many coal workers, especially in the mines, are set to lose their jobs, even if the plans for countless new power plants materialise. This infographic shows labour productivity in mines across the region and compares them with those of other countries.