Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140102606

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140102606

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Coal Rush and Beyond: Climate Change, Coal Reliance and Contested Futures. Globally, coal extraction and burning is booming. The burning of coal has released unprecedented quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and exacerbated anthropogenic climate change. This inter-disciplinary project investigates the 'coal rush' in sociopolitical terms, asking how it can be superseded. This project seeks explanations of why new coal mines and coal-fired power stations are constructed, investigate social conflicts centred on new coal facilities, and analyse what social factors may enable transition from coal. Specific sites, national contexts and transnational connections will be compared to develop a nuanced understanding of dependence on coal, and how it may be overcome.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-03-2014

End Date: 20-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $540,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Postcolonial Studies | Environmental Sociology | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Anthropology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | International Aid and Development | Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability |

Other Keywords

Anthropology | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Environmental Sociology | International Aid and Development | Postcolonial Studies | Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability | Social and Cultural Anthropology

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