From Decarbonization to Depopulation: An Emerging Challenge for the Carbon-Intensive Regions under the Energy Transition in Spain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data Sources and Methodology
3. Carbon-Intensive Regions and Decarbonization Plans in Spain
3.1. Carbon-Intensive Regions in Spain
3.2. Decarbonization of the Spanish Economy
4. Demographic Change in Spain’s Carbon Intensive Regions
4.1. Changes in Population Size, Structure, and Composition
4.2. Migration Pattern
4.3. Socio-Economic Profile
4.3.1. Income Profile
4.3.2. Education Level
4.3.3. Employment Status
4.3.4. Occupational Sectors
5. Concluding Remarks
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Carbon- Intensive Regions | Province (# of Municipalities) | Industrial Facilities | Owners | Year Closed | Jobs Lost |
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Carboneras | Almeria (1) | -Litoral thermal plant | -Endesa Generación | 2019 | 269 |
Guadiato | Cordoba (11) | -Puente Nuevo thermal plant | -Viesgo Producción S.L. | Dec. 2020 | 129 |
Aragón | Teruel (36) | -Central térmica de Teruel | -Endesa Generación | June 2020 | 246 |
-Mines in Ariño and Foz-Calanda (Bajo Aragón) | -SAMCA Group | Jan. 2019 | 26 | ||
-Mines in Estercuel and Foz-Calanda | -Compañía General Minera de Teruel S.A. | Dec. 2018 | 19 | ||
Caudal | Asturias (8) | -Pozo Santiago | -Hulleras del Norte, S.A. | Dec. 2018 | 275 |
Nalón | Asturias (7) | -Lada thermal plant. | Iberdrola, S.A. | June 2020 | 150 |
-Pozo Carrio | -Hulleras del Norte, S.A. | Dec. 2018 | 165 | ||
Sur-ocidente | Asturias (6) | -Narcea thermal plant. | -Naturgy Group, S.A. | Dec.2020 | 129 |
-Mines in Cangas del Narcea | -Carbonar, S.A. | Dec. 2018 | 27 | ||
-Mines in Tineo | -Unión Minera del Norte, S.A. | Dec. 2018 | 75 | ||
-Mines in Degaña | -Compañía Minera Astur Leonesa, S.A. | Dec. 2018 | 53 | ||
Bierzo-Laciana | León (18) | -Central Térmica de Compostilla | -Endesa Generación | Dec. 2018 | 308 |
-Central Térmica de Anllares | -Naturgy Group, S.A. | May 2017 | 124 | ||
-Gran Corta, Salgueiro and Alinos mines | -Unión Minera del Norte, S.A. | March 2018 | 166 | ||
-La Escondida mines | -Hijos de Baldomero García | June 2018 | 62 | ||
Guardo-Velilla | Palencia (17) | -Central térmica de Velilla | -Iberdrola Generación | Nov. 2017 | 143 |
-Mina de Muñeca | -Unión Minera del Norte, S.A. | March 2018 | 11 | ||
La Robla | León (11) | -La Robla thermal plant | -Naturgy Group, S.A. | Dec. 2018. | 120 |
-Mina Santa Lucía | -Hullera Vasco Leonesa | Dec. 2018. | 78 | ||
-Lavadero de La Robla | Dec. 2018. | 102 | |||
As Pontes | Coruña (8) | -La Central thermal plant | -Endesa Generación | Dec. 2019 | 176 |
Meirama | Coruña (5) | -Meirama thermal plant | -Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. | June 2020 | 112 |
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Garha, N.S. From Decarbonization to Depopulation: An Emerging Challenge for the Carbon-Intensive Regions under the Energy Transition in Spain. Sustainability 2022, 14, 14786. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214786
Garha NS. From Decarbonization to Depopulation: An Emerging Challenge for the Carbon-Intensive Regions under the Energy Transition in Spain. Sustainability. 2022; 14(22):14786. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214786
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarha, Nachatter Singh. 2022. "From Decarbonization to Depopulation: An Emerging Challenge for the Carbon-Intensive Regions under the Energy Transition in Spain" Sustainability 14, no. 22: 14786. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214786
APA StyleGarha, N. S. (2022). From Decarbonization to Depopulation: An Emerging Challenge for the Carbon-Intensive Regions under the Energy Transition in Spain. Sustainability, 14(22), 14786. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214786