Cover of publication CLIMATE CHANGE 07/2019 Challenges of Coal Transitions - A comparative study on the status quo and future prospects of coal mining and coal use in Indonesia, Colombia and Viet Nam
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Challenges of Coal Transitions

A comparative study on the status quo and future prospects of coal mining and coal use in Indonesia, Colombia and Viet Nam


Today more than 45 % of all energy-related ⁠CO2⁠ emissions come from burning coal. Thus, reducing CO2 emissions from coal use is a necessity for reaching the targets of the Paris Agreement. This will not only pose challenges for coal consumers (restructuring of the energy system), but also for countries whose economy is strongly depending on the production of coal.

This paper examines the role of coal in three countries, which are or were in recent years among the top coal exporters: Indonesia, Colombia and Vietnam. Understanding challenges and possible transition pathways in these countries will help to develop global strategies to reduce CO2 emissions from coal in the short to mid-term.

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Climate Change | 07/2019
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65
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Timon Wehnert, Tatiana Andreeva, Hanna Fekete, Katharina Lütkehermöller, Lisa Luna, Marion Vieweg
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Englisch
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3716 4111 80
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Umweltbundesamt
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 coal mining  coal use  Indonesia  Colombia  Viet Nam  Vietnam  Paris Agreement  adaptation and mitigation strategies