How SOLAR PARKS are fixing up abandoned COAL MINES.

Communities all over the world have been badly affected by the closure of coal mines in recent years. Those abandoned mines also continue to leak toxins into local waterways and emit thousands of tonnes of methane into the atmosphere. But their proximity to grid connections and infrastructure make them ideal sites for new solar projects, with developers cleaning up the mess left by the old technology. This week we take a look at the astonishing energy generation potential of 'COAL to SOLAR'. Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Research Links Global Energy Monito website https://globalenergymonitor.org/ GEM Paper : Bright side of the mine https://globalenergymonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GEM-coal-to-solar-June-2025.pdf?utm Bill McKibben piece in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/46-billion-years-on-the-sun-is-having-a-moment Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Levi Hildebrand: https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys Sarah Karvner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ