Spain's National Strategy to Transition CoalDependent ...
Spain's coal industry has been declining since the late 1990s, driven by external economic factors, domestic policy and European Union mandates. Coal mine employment has shrunk from 45,000 in 1990 to about 1,700 today. With mining highly concentrated in just a few towns and regions, however, the transition has led to economic distress. Spain's 2019 Just Transition .