decommissioning of the global coal fleet. Despite widespread recognition of coal power's significant negative impact on climate and … health as well as the urgency of acting in response to climate change, the transition away from coal power has been slow …. This report introduces the global coal power landscape presents arguments for decommissioning coal power, including the …

Regional organizations and national governments are increasingly focusing on enhancing the benefits from mining sector … investment. The Africa Union's African Mining Vision 2050 outlines a new resource-based industrialization and development … governments are also increasingly looking for ways to maximize benefits derived from investment in mining. This report aims to …

). This report explores the potential contribution that the copper mining industry could make to jobs and prosperity in Zambia …, and the performance of the economy has followed the fortunes of copper mining closely. This report investigates the role … copper mining could play in achieving the government's objectives of increasing economic growth and jobs in the future …

In Nigeria, up to now mining activities have systematically escaped environmental control. In 1989, the Government of … directives in mining development included mandatory preventive environmental impact assessment (EIA), minimization of … environmental damages and risks, prescription of regulation and standards specific for mining wastes, and promotion of legal small …

, tourism and mining. This study is also consistent with the rural development strategy which emphasizes various export …