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North Macedonia government contemplates prompt coal exit

24 February, 2020

The government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before 2030.

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Will Europe’s just transition pilot support locals in Slovakia?

20 February, 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.

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Irrespective of the size, the EU budget must serve higher climate ambition

20 February, 2020

EU leaders hold today a special European Council meeting where they will discuss and maybe agree on the size and structure of the EU budget for the period 2021-2027. Regardless of the size, current proposals for the EU budget of the next decade fall short of ambitious climate action.

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The Czech coal commission and its planned fossil fuels phase-out

19 February, 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.

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Mixed messages in Romania’s energy and climate plan, as new coal projects are shelved but no date set for a coal phase-out

17 February, 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.

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