Will Europe’s just transition pilot support locals in Slovakia?
February 20, 2020
A just transition for Slovakia’s Upper Nitra is already underway. But turning plans into projects which can actually bring about this transition will be no easy feat. One of the challenges ahead will be to ensure that there is both enough money invested in the region and a sufficient number of good quality projects–projects that don’t lock in carbon-intensive technologies–that support local people.
The Czech coal commission and its planned fossil fuels phase-out
February 19, 2020
In 2018, the average temperature in the Czech Republic was 1.7 degrees higher than the average in 1981-2010. The summer was the hottest since 1961 and the drought was extreme – as described in the Czech Republic 2018 Report on the Environment prepared by the Ministry of the Environment. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that the Czech Republic is doing everything it can to protect the climate.
Romania’s NECP Fails to Provide Coal Phase-Out Date
February 19, 2020
Romania’s new national energy and climate plan (NECP) is sending incoherent signals regarding the country’s commitment for a just transition away from fossil fuels, states an analysis from the CEE Bankwatch Network. Source : Romania’s NECP Fails to Pro
Mixed messages in Romania’s energy and climate plan, as new coal projects are shelved but no date set for a coal phase-out
February 17, 2020
Romania’s new national energy and climate plan (NECP) is sending incoherent signals regarding the country’s commitment for a just transition away from fossil fuels, finds an analysis by Bankwatch Romania.
Romania’s coal phase-out by 2030: an unreachable goal?
February 14, 2020
National Energy and Climate Plan is a fundamental document that will define Romania’s ambitions in the field for the next decade. The recently published NECP is unambitious and it ignores Romania’s enormous potential for green economy transition and the European Green Deal.
Les Balkans à bout de souffle
February 9, 2020
Alors que 2020 s’annonce comme une année test pour le Green Deal européen, les Balkans s’étouffent dans le charbon. Le fléau s’aggrave d’année en année. Or, ce qui se passe aux portes de l’Union européenne et son impact au-delà des frontières n’est que
Belgrade suffoque, les autorités nient la pollution
February 7, 2020
Les citoyens réclament une réaction des dirigeants alors que la capitale serbe est la ville la plus polluée du monde.Source : Belgrade suffoque, les autorités nient la pollution
Red alert: how alarming levels of air pollution in the Western Balkans require urgent government action
February 5, 2020
Western Balkan countries are stuck in a loop of long, gloomy winters with extremely high air pollution. The number of times the air quality has exceeded the limit values over the last decade remains so high, that the very point of having those limit values is lost. In order to prevent episodes of air pollution that often reach values that are more than ten times above this limit, and to provide at least some level of protection for human health, additional urgent measures are required by the governments to supplement the long term strategies.
Ciuta: Nadležni problem zagađenja prebacuju na građane
February 4, 2020
Države Zapadnog Balkana su 2018. godine postale obavezne da, prema zakonodavstvu o kontroli zagađenja životne sredine u skladu s Ugovorom o osnivanju Energetske zajednice, počnu smanjivati otrovno aerozagađenje iz svojih termoelektrana na ugalj. Source
Les Balkans toussent, les gouvernements bottent en touche
January 28, 2020
Chaque hiver, les grandes villes de la région se retrouvent sous des nuages de particules fines. De Belgrade à Pristina, la société civile s’élève contre la dépendance au charbon entretenue par les Etats.Source : Les Balkans toussent, les gouvernements
