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Global Coal Transitions Network Workshop | 13 and 14 May 2025, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Next year CRC TiME will host experts from around the world at the Global Coal Transitions Network Workshop.
The Network is brings together leading researchers working to support regions around the world experiencing transitions away from coal mining.
CRC TiME Research Director Professor Tom Measham is on the Network Steering Committee.
About the Workshop
Over two days, the workshop will combine individual presentations, panel discussions and interactive dialogues to share global and national lessons, challenges and opportunities. It will include:
- Theoretical contributions
- Insights from practice
- Comparative analysis
- Case studies from Australia and around the world.
Proposals are sought widely, including from researchers, regional organisations and First Nations communities.
Key dates
30 September 2024 | Call for proposals opens
31 December 2024 | Call for proposals closes
31 January 2025 | Notification of acceptance
1 February 2025 | Registration opens
15 March 2025 | Early bird registration closes.
The Network
The Global Coal Transitions Research Network brings together leading researchers to better understand the social, economic, environmental and cultural dimensions of coal transitions around the world.
The Network recognises that with coal production and consumption decreasing in some countries while rising in others, it is clear that there are multiple coal transitions underway, occurring along diverse timelines, each with their own set of challenges and opportunities. Globally, coal mining likely peaked in 2023 according to the International Energy Agency, however it continues to increase in some countries while decreasing in others, with expansions in India, China and Indonesia more than offsetting closures in the United States and the European Union (IEA 2023). Spatial variability of transitions is compounded by temporal variability. In Australia, coal mining is being phased out in some parts of the country while in others it is expected to continue for decades, notably for metallurgical coal exports.
Past workshops were held in Europe and the USA.
It receives funding the USA National Science Foundation.