India, China brace for mass layoffs as world looks beyond fossil fuels

Mine closures will eliminate about 15% of global coal mining jobs by 2035, about 400,000 in total, according to a new report published by Global Energy Monitor this week. The figure is likely to rise to nearly 1 million by 2050 as the world turns to cheaper wind and solar power generation. Mining jobs lost to automation, efficiency and commodity cycles have become thorny political issues from the US to Europe to Australia.