This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences provides $350,550 to support the Global Coal Transitions Research Coordination Network. The Network coordinates social science research into the impacts of retiring coal facilities internationally under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.075).
Led by The Ohio State University, the Network will organize workshops, a conference, and publish recommendations to address the human and environmental effects of reduced coal reliance. Key activities include comparing the regional effects of coal facility closures globally, identifying effective research methodologies, and developing tools to enhance coal transition policy discussions. The Network also maintains a website and research library to broaden access to findings. This coordination aims to inform energy transition debates and help communities amid declining fossil fuel dependence through ethnographically informed, global perspectives.
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