Secret negotiations and fossil fuels plague planning of EU’s just transition away from coal
December 15, 2021
The public has largely been kept in the dark by Member State governments in central and eastern Europe about their plans to move EU regions away from a dependency on coal, leaving the door open for other funding schemes to support fossil fuels projects.
Status of the Territorial Just Transition Plans in central and eastern Europe: December 2021 update
December 13, 2021
This briefing, the fifth in our series on the Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs), provides an overview of the general Territorial Just Transition Plan progress in seven CEE countries: Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slov
Briefing for the European Commission: the Polluter Pays Principle in the just transition process – diagnosis and recommendations
October 7, 2021
The Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) is one of the biggest concerns in the implementation of just transition support. This Principle should ensure that polluters bear the costs of their pollution and are incentivised to avoid environmental damage. However
Sprawiedliwa transformacja w regionach po omacku
September 8, 2021
Terytorialne plany sprawiedliwej transformacji (TPST) niewiele mówią na temat przyszłych miejsc pracy dla pracowników zamykanych kopalń. …
Polska Zielona Sieć: Terytorialne Plany Transformacji polskich regionów węglowych pod lupą obywatelską
September 2, 2021
Każdy, kto przyłączy się do marszu w stronę zielonej gospodarki, nie będzie pozostawiony w tyle i nie będzie maszerował sam. To podstawa …
Polskie regiony węglowe czekają na kasę z UE. Niektórym miliardy euro przejdą koło nosa
September 1, 2021
Terytorialne Plany Sprawiedliwej Transformacji (TPST) polskich regionów węglowych pod lupą Bankwatch Network i Polskiej Zielonej Sieci. …
Will We Enable a Just and Socially Inclusive Energy Transition in Romania?
July 23, 2021
“No person and no place are left behind in the energy transition” is the promise that the European Commission made when issuing the EU …
Status of the Territorial Just Transition Plans in central and eastern Europe: July 2021 update
July 8, 2021
This briefing is the third in our series of updates on the Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP) preparation process in seven central and eastern European (CEE) countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
Romanian government’s coal phaseout blabber
June 17, 2021
If official communication about the coal phaseout is any indication about how proper the process will be, we have reason to worry. Over the past weeks, the Romanian government first said they would phase out coal, then came back to say they don’t actually mean all of it.
Europe Finalizes Just Transition Fund While Canada Dithers – The Energy Mix
June 9, 2021
Source: Europe Finalizes Just Transition Fund While Canada Dithers – The Energy Mix
