Promises for coal jobs in southeastern Europe greatly exaggerated – study
June 29, 2018
Proponents of coal have overall claimed that 10,030 jobs would be maintained and 17,600 new jobs created, while according to new analysis a reduction of workplaces by around 5,170 is more likely, CEE Bankwatch Network said in a press release. Source: P
Analiză: Locurile de muncă din industria cărbunelui, între promisiuni şi realitate
June 28, 2018
Promotorii energiei pe bază de cărbune pretind că aproape 30.000 de locuri de muncă vor fi create sau păstrate în Europa de sud-est dacă termocentralele planificate vor fi construite, însă o analiză Bankwatch lansată astăzi arată că peste 5.000 de locu
CEE Bankwatch: Nerealna obećanja o novim radnim mjestima u termoelektranama
June 28, 2018
“Nerealna obećanja o zapošljavanju daju lažnu nadu stanovnicima rudarskih sredina u Jugoistočnoj Europi i bespotrebno odlažu neminovnu tranziciju energetskog sektora ka obnovljivim izvorima energije. Rad većine ovih termoelektrana i rudnika je već sada
Cacealmaua locurilor de muncă din minerit
June 28, 2018
Una dintre cele mai active organizaţii de mediu din Europa de Est, implicit din România, a dat joi publicităţii un raport menit să prezinte adevărul despre „Cacealmaua locurilor de muncă din industria cărbunelui”. Gorjul nu lipseşte Source: Cacealmaua
Promises for coal jobs in southeastern Europe are dangerously out of touch with reality – new study
June 28, 2018
Prague – Proponents of coal say almost 30,000 jobs will be created or maintained in southeastern Europe if new coal plants are built, while according to new analysis [1] by Bankwatch, over 5,000 jobs will be lost.
The great coal jobs fraud (2018 UPDATE)
June 28, 2018
This study, an update of our November 2016 analysis, examines the claims and finds that in almost all cases, they are exaggerated. In fact, even the current levels of employment cannot be maintained and some companies such as Elektroprivreda Srbije and
Bulgarian authorities, forced to think about Just Transition
June 15, 2018
The closure of the largest underground mine in Bulgaria, Bobov Dol in the southwest of the country, means Bulgarian authorities are finally forced to think about Just Transition.
The European Commission’s platform for coal regions in transition: case studies highlight tilt toward coal companies
June 5, 2018
Without adhering to the partnership principle, the Platform for Coal Regions in Transition risks benefiting coal companies at the expense of local communities, in blatant contradiction to its stated goal. In Poland and Slovakia, lack of transparency an
Silesian coal – a quiet exit
November 27, 2017
In Upper Silesia, Poland’s main coal region, it is difficult to find anyone who still believes that coal has a future. The region needs help in dealing with the environmental fallout from decades of a coal-centred economy and a platform to debate and define its destiny.
Guide: Eight steps for a just transition
November 2, 2017
Just transition is a development model based on locally designed public policies to create the context for a fair income and a decent life for all workers and communities affected by pollution reduction measures. This guide offers some pointers for ini