{"id":183,"date":"2023-04-10T20:15:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/advancedenvironmentalresearchandtransformativesustainabilityexchange\/?p=183"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:15:55","slug":"blog-4-literature-review-and-conclusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/advancedenvironmentalresearchandtransformativesustainabilityexchange\/2023\/04\/10\/blog-4-literature-review-and-conclusions\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog #4: Literature Review and Conclusions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Hello! For my last post, I am going to go over my survey findings and how they relate to what the literature says. As well, I want to reflect on what people had to say and what I learned from the literature and how it relates to sustainability. My research project is based on Germany\u2019s transition away from coal, specifically about how Germany is supporting coal workers that will inevitably lose their jobs. My literature shows that there are is variety of government programs that support coal workers. Some are done through extended retirement and social security measures, while others are expressly funding the investment into rehabilitating coal-reliant areas. Federal funding seems to mostly be through SS and retirement, and provides funding to the states to support communities. I found this very interesting and intent to further research what provisions exist in Germany that directly and indirectly support coal workers.<\/div>\n<div>My surveying asked a selection of questions, aiming to gauge the publics\u2019 knowledge of coal-worker supporting policy and their own opinions on the transition. I asked questions like \u201cHas there been government help to aid communities that used to be based on coal\u201d and \u201cin your opinion, what are the challenges in communities with economies that used to be based on coal?\u201d These questions aimed to gauge understanding and other provisions people knew of. On the other hand, I asked questions asking about if they supported closing coal plants and about unemployment to see what their perceptions of the transition were and if there was other support I did not know of. Largely, my respondents did not know of direct support but did bring up the transformation in the Ruhr valley of coal mines into tourism areas, which I now will research further. They were nearly all supporters of green energy and the closure of coal mines, and while I did not interview any coal workers, all respondents had some knowledge of the transition.<\/div>\n<div>Many of my respondents supported the import of coal into Germany, a practice Germany has been forced to do in light of the recent war in Russia against Ukraine. They support it out of necessity, and all cited that they didn\u2019t see another solution. Importing coal is obviously far worse for the environment, but many felt that the political effects of continuing Russia gas would be too harmful. Unfortunelty, I think this shows just how important politics to global sustainability. It is not as simple as implementing the right infrastructure and starting it. People will lose their jobs regardless, and there will always be political consequences.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! 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