Cutting the global economy's dependence on coal has always been seen as one of the most effective measures to reduce carbon emissions and ensure environmental sustainability. However, the demand for coal can vary greatly from country to country. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is...

Coal regions are particularly vulnerable to the plans to reduce regional pollution and move towards a climate-neutral economy. The European Union therefore supports the transition away from coal in those regions that are socio-economically most affected to reduce negative impacts for...

The challenge of conciliating global decarbonization efforts with socio-economic welfare in coal-dependent regions calls for innovative approaches for just transitions. This study proposes a circular industrial system that integrates CO2 capture through Temperature Swing Adsorption (TSA) with...

The Research Fund for Coal and Steel has made significant contributions to the European Green Deal and the Just Transition Mechanism through its coal-related research and innovation projects. The fund's portfolio of projects addresses key areas such as the creation of new jobs and retraining of...

This paper takes a new look at an old issue: the coal market integration in significant regions: Europe (East and West Russia), Asia (China and Indonesia), Africa (Mozambique and South Africa), America (Colombia), and Australia. Our main contribution is to perform this analysis in the...

Blended coal combustion technology is being applied in many power plants as a clean coal combustion technology. In order to investigate the effects of different factors on the pore structure and fractal properties of the blended coal coke, a low-temperature nitrogen adsorption method and...