MODERN ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PROJECTS OF TRANSFORMATION OF COAL MINING REGIONS IN THE WORLD

Abstract

Given the environmental issues of coal mining regions and the transition to alternative fuels, the issue of transformation of mining regions is relevant. Coal mining regions affect not only landscape change, but also emissions of gases, including carbon dioxide. Coal combustion is considered to be one of the main causes of the release of large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, which causes the greenhouse effect and, consequently, global warming. Therefore, it is in Western Europe, where the idea of climate protection enjoys widespread public support, that various specific measures are being taken to accelerate the abandonment of coal.  The greatest successes in the transformation of coal mining enterprises have been achieved in Germany, Great Britain, America, Canada, Poland and other European countries. In most countries, the transformation of coal mining enterprises takes place in two main directions: the creation of individual enterprises (business projects) or technology parks. Although the process of structural change and the abandonment of coal have their differences in each country and region, Germany's experience has identified major challenges and shaped strategic options for structural change in mining regions. The considered ecological and economic projects in other countries have an opportunity to be realized also at our coal mining enterprises.