Just Transition for All: The World Bank Group’s Support to Countries Transitioning Away from Coal

Transitioning countries away from coal—the world's most dominant and most carbon-intensive source of energy—is crucial to ensuring a clean energy future. 

The World Bank has decades of experience supporting countries where coal mines and power plants are closing, wherever they are in the transition process. This includes looking at the interdependencies between the decommissioning of coal assets—such as mining, transport, and power plants—and developing renewable energy programs to take their place. Since 1995, we have provided more than $3 billion to  support governments close coal mines and power plants and ensure a Just Transition that safeguards jobs and income in affected communities.

The World Bank has built an approach based on lessons learned from decades of transition experience.

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