The Coal Rush and Beyond: Climate Change, Coal Reliance and Contested Futures

在全球范围内，煤炭开采和燃烧正在蓬勃发展。燃煤向大气中释放了前所未有的二氧化碳，并加剧了人为气候变化。这个跨学科的项目从社会政治的角度来研究“煤炭热”，问它如何才能被取代。该项目寻求解释为什么建造新的煤矿和燃煤发电站，调查以新的煤炭设施为中心的社会冲突，并分析哪些社会因素可能导致从煤炭过渡。将对特定地点、国家背景和跨国联系进行比较，以形成对煤炭依赖的细微差别理解，以及如何克服这种依赖。

Globally, coal extraction and burning is booming. The burning of coal has released unprecedented quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and exacerbated anthropogenic climate change. This inter-disciplinary project investigates the 'coal rush' in sociopolitical terms, asking how it can be superseded. This project seeks explanations of why new coal mines and coal-fired power stations are constructed, investigate social conflicts centred on new coal facilities, and analyse what social factors may enable transition from coal. Specific sites, national contexts and transnational connections will be compared to develop a nuanced understanding of dependence on coal, and how it may be overcome.