Chinese Coal Heartland Faces Massive Job Losses as Renewables Replace Coal
- Chinese miners in Shanxi province may lose 241,900 jobs by 2050 due to global cuts in coal industry.
- Cuts are due to countries moving to renewable energy over coal plants.
- Renewables are becoming cheaper and cleaner than coal.
- Shanxi province is the heartland of China's coal industry.
- Report by Global Energy Monitor predicts sweeping job losses in global coal industry over next 3 decades.