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COP24. Polscy rządzący mówią o alternatywie dla górników. A potem coś zupełnie przeciwnego

December 5, 2018

Polska zdaje się wysyłać sprzeczne komunikaty w sprawie sprawiedliwej transformacji. Izabela Zygmunt z organizacji CEE Bankwatch Network pisała, że przyjęty tekst deklaracji różni się od wcześniejszej wersji, jaką proponowała Polska (gdzie stawiano na

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On their patron saint’s day, Polish miners pray for a decent future

December 4, 2018

Twenty kilometres from Cop24 climate talks in Katowice, mining trade unionists look to St Barbara, not Warsaw, Brussels or the UN, for answers to their struggles Source: On their patron saint’s day, Polish miners pray for a decent future

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A la COP24, la Pologne réclame une « transition juste »

December 4, 2018

La présidence de la conférence des Nations unies sur le climat a demandé lundi un accompagnement social des politiques environnementales. Source: A la COP24, la Pologne réclame une « transition juste »

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Poland Drafts ‘Empty Words’ About Exiting Coal

December 3, 2018

As COP-24 starts in Katowice, two groups have criticised the region’s continuing “over-reliance” on coal, while the EBRD added its own warning. Source: Poland Drafts ‘Empty Words’ About Exiting Coal

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COP24 showtime — Berlin unflinching on NS2 — G19 stick to Paris

December 3, 2018

— Just transition day: Today, Polish President Andrzej Duda will receive some 40 national leaders, and invite them to sign a “just transition declaration.” According to a draft, leaders should “ensure a decent future” for workers, which is “crucial to

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Just Transition in four questions

December 3, 2018

At the COP24 in Katowice, Poland is inviting world leaders to endorse the Silesia Declaration on Solidarity and Just Transition. The document emphasizes the importance of decarbonizing economies to protect the climate in a socially responsible way, str

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Poland’s Just Transition declaration is a fata morgana

December 1, 2018

Katowice – At the UN climate summit (COP 24) it is hosting, Poland has invited heads of state to adopt a ministerial Solidarity and Just Transition Declaration [1], calling for a fair deal to coal workers and communities affected by the energy transition. But the Polish government has no plans for any such transition – instead it remains keen to keep the country’s reliance on coal for decades to come. The Declaration is therefore nothing more than a mirage.

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Hoe een Silezisch dorp (vergeefs) strijdt tegen een kolenmijn

November 30, 2018

Polen is de komende twee weken gastheer van de mondiale klimaatconferentie (COP24) van de Verenigde Naties. Een op z’n zachtst gezegd ongemakkelijke rol: het land ligt stevig aan het steenkoolinfuus. Source: Hoe een Silezisch dorp (vergeefs) strijdt te

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Bosnia-Herzegovina settlement agreement shows coal plant environmental assessment is illegal

November 29, 2018

The Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities and the Energy Community Secretariat have signed a settlement agreement regarding the environmental impact assessment for the planned Ugljevik III coal-fired power plant, in which Bosnia and Herzegovina committed not to use the environmental permit issued as a result of the procedure. [1]

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Cop 24: conferenza Onu sul clima alla prese col carbone della Polonia

November 28, 2018

Alla Cop 24 delle Nazioni Unite per la lotta ai cambiamenti climatici che si apre il 3 dicembre a Katowice, in Polonia, l’Europa si presenta come leader delle politiche sul clima. Ma non potrà nascondere il fiume di soldi che dalle sue banche va a fina

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