Este articulo estudia los principales incentivos a la mineria de carbon responsable en Colombia y en otros paises. Tambien presenta su estado actual y analiza criticamente los metodos y fuentes empleadas. Se parte de identificar las limitaciones del mercado para la absorcion de mineria responsable y su organizacion productiva. El resultado de la evaluacion de las limitaciones del mercado muestra que la gran mineria exhibe economias de escala con mayor margen de ganancia, al contar solo con practicas de mitigacion de impactos ambientales y sociales que exige la ley (planes de manejo), frente a la mineria responsable que implementa este tipo de practicas mas alla de las exigencias legales. Por ultimo, se examina el hecho de que los mecanismos o incentivos a la mineria responsable se fundamentan en incentivos de mercado, incentivos gubernamentales e incentivos tecnicos. This essay studies the main incentives to responsible coal mining in Colombia and other countries. It also examines their current situation and critically analyzes the methods and sources employed. It begins by identifying the marketing limitations for responsible mining absorption and its productive organization. This evaluation shows that mining has economies of scale with higher gross profits when putting into place practices that reduce environmental and social impacts required by law, compared to responsible mining that adopts these practices beyond the legal requirements. Finally, the essay examines the fact that responsible mining mechanisms or incentives can be divided into market, government and technical incentives.