Executive summary Despite the initial hope inspired by the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world
is now dangerously close to breaching its target of limiting global multiyear mean heating to …

Here we propose a framework for considering the justice issues of industrial cluster
decarbonisation, a pressing challenge confronting many industrialised economies. Industrial …

Given that the global fleet of coal-fired power plants is mostly new, coal–biomass co-firing
power plants with retrofitted carbon capture and storage (CBECCS) are regarded as a …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

A rapid coal phase-out is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but is hindered
by serious challenges ranging from vested interests to the risks of social disruption. To …

We develop a novel approach to analysing decarbonisation strategies by linking global
resource inventories with demographic systems. Our 'mine-town systems' approach …

Estimates of economic implications of climate policy are important inputs into policy-making.
Despite care to contextualize quantitative assessments of mitigation costs, one strong view …

Carbon lock-in hampers the realisation of sustainable energy systems. It occurs when
carbon-intensive technologies, markets and institutions co-evolve and become wedded to …

Coal is on the rise in India: despite the devasting impacts of the climate crisis, the awareness
for land and forest rights, and political talk of a coal phase-out. In this article, we demonstrate …

The mining industry plays a significant role in economic growth and development. Coal is a
viable renewable energy source with 185.175 billion deposits in Thar, which has not been …