Repurposing Coal Mining Lands for a Just Transition: Methods, Financing Options, and Governance Solutions Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedAcknowledgements:Repurposing Coal Mining Lands for a Just Transition: Methods, Financing, and Governance Solutions was developed by the World Bank’s Extractives Unit of the Energy and Extractives Global Practice. The core team included Rachel Perks (Senior Mining Specialist, IEEXI), Wolfhart Pohl (Lead Environmental Specialist, IEEXI), James Lesser (Mineral and Investment Senior Consultant, IEEXI), Harshit Agrawal (Senior Gas Specialist, IEEXI), Kate Jinghua Zhou (Research Analyst, IEEXI), and Helen Ba Thanh Nguyen (Program Assistant, IEEXI).The team is grateful for the guidance and support received from Demetrios Papathanasiou (Global Director, IEEXI), Michael Stanley (Lead Oil and Gas Specialist, IEEXI), and the three peer reviewers to this paper: Satheesh Kumar Sundararajan (Lead Infrastructure Finance Specialist, IPGFG), Farah Imrana Hussain (Senior Finance Officer, TRECI) and Pierre Audinet (Lead Energy Specialist, IEEGK).© 2023 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.orgDesign: BitterSweet CreativeRepurposing Coal Mining Lands for a Just Transition: Methods, Financing Options, and Governance Solutions Table of ContentsExecutive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Brownfields: a Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Repurposing Former Mining Lands: a New Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Financing and Governance Options for Repurposing Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Funding Paths and Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Lessons from Past Coal Mine Repurposing Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Introduction...