From decarbonization to depopulation: an emerging challenge for the carbon-intensive regions under the energy transition in Spain
Garha, Nachatter Singh (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	Since 1990, Spain has undergone a rapid decarbonization process focused on closing carbonintensive facilities such as coal mines and coal-fired power plants and promoting renewable energy sources. These facilities have been the main source of income and employment in the regions where they were located, in addition to being a major source of carbon emissions. Their closure can have a huge impact on the socioeconomic and demographic composition of these carbon-intensive regions, damaging the social fabric and accelerating the process of depopulation. Based on a detailed analysis of policy documents and demographic data (from municipal registers and the 1991-2011 census), this article aims to: first identify and delineate the main carbon-intensive regions in Spain that are vulnerable to the negative impacts of the ongoing decarbonization process; second, examine the different policy responses and phases of the decarbonization process in Spain; and finally, examine the impact of the decarbonization process on the demographic (size, structure, and composition of the population) and socioeconomic configuration of the different carbon-intensive regions in Spain.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-113730RB-I00
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Decarbonization ; Depopulation ; Carbon-intensive regions ; Energy transition policy ; Spain
Published in:	Sustainability, Vol. 14 Núm. 22 (2022) , ISSN 2071-1050

DOI: 10.3390/su142214786

23 p, 12.4 MB

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