▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁targets ▁for ▁climate ▁change ▁activ ists ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁inten se ▁poll ution ▁and ▁habitat ▁dis ruption ▁that ▁it ▁creates . ▁The ▁transition ▁to ▁renew able ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁decrease ▁the ▁need ▁and ▁vi ability ▁of ▁coal ▁min ing ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁positive ▁for ▁climate ▁change ▁action , ▁but ▁can ▁have ▁severe ▁impact s ▁on ▁the ▁communities ▁that ▁rely ▁on ▁this ▁business . ▁Co al ▁min ing ▁communities ▁are ▁considered ▁vulner able ▁to ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁transition . ▁Not ▁only ▁do ▁these ▁communities ▁face ▁energy ▁pover ty ▁already , ▁but ▁they ▁also ▁face ▁economic ▁collapse ▁when ▁the ▁coal ▁min ing ▁business es ▁move ▁elsewhere ▁or ▁disappear ▁altogether . ▁These ▁communities ▁need ▁to ▁quickly ▁transition ▁to ▁alternative ▁forms ▁of ▁work ▁to ▁support ▁their ▁families , ▁but ▁lack ▁the ▁resources ▁and ▁support ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁themselves . ▁This ▁broken ▁system ▁perpet u ates ▁the ▁pover ty ▁and ▁vulner ability ▁that ▁decre ases ▁the ▁adapt ive ▁capacity ▁of ▁coal ▁min ing ▁communities . ▁Pot ential ▁mit ig ation ▁could ▁include ▁expand ing ▁the ▁program ▁base ▁for ▁vulner able ▁communities ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁new ▁training ▁programs , ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁economic ▁development ▁and ▁subs ides ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁the ▁transition . ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁social ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁renew able ▁energy ▁transition ▁will ▁be ▁extensive , ▁but ▁with ▁mit ig ation ▁strateg ies , ▁the ▁government ▁can ▁ensure ▁that ▁it ▁becomes ▁a ▁positive ▁opportunity ▁for ▁all ▁citizens . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Trans ition