First steps towards just transition in North Macedonia
March 31, 2021by Rosa Hergan While North Macedonia is considered one of the most advanced in the Western Balkans region when it comes to moving away from coal, the government...
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Balkan countries and Ukraine join Just Transition Initiative while still subsidising coal
March 29, 2021by Victoria Shevchuk Countries in the Western Balkans and Ukraine, which signed the Energy Community Treaty and joined the newly created Platform for Coal Regions in Transition, continue...
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The time for decarbonising district heating is now
March 26, 2021By Lenka Ilcikova The time for the decarbonisation of existing district heating systems is “now or never”. To be clear, that means weaning off both coal and gas....
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Western Balkan residents press their governments to exit coal and reduce toxic air pollution
March 26, 2021by Rosa Hergan Another winter draws to a close in the Western Balkans and little has changed when it comes to air pollution: cities were blanketed in thick...
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Slovakia: High-school renovation project, an example of the way to a green future
March 26, 2021by Jana Magdolenová and Mária Balková Is it possible to maximize the reduction of a building’s energy performance while not destroying the original architectonic concept and the architect’s...
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Will Kosovo’s new government start phasing out coal?
March 18, 2021by Rosa Hergan Even if it didn’t include any energy sector related goals in its electoral programme, experts still hope to see VETËVENDOSJE, the new governing party in...
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Can ‘policy co-design’ pave the way to a just transition? An Estonian example
March 18, 2021by Silver Sillak People in Ida-Virumaa, the Estonian region currently transitioning away from shale oil dependency, have been experimenting with ‘policy co-design’ as a way to come up...
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17 NGOs call on Czech PM Babis to commit to a 2030 coal phaseout date
February 26, 2021The undersigned organisations call on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Czech Ministers to commit to a 2030 coal phase out date.
MOVIE: Just Transition in Eastern Wielkopolska, Poland
February 17, 2021No longer waiting for the Polish government, the coal region Eastern Wielkopolska has committed to achieve climate neutrality in 2040, a whole decade before the entire EU. Actors...
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Bulgaria’s Post-Coal Future: How Political Shortsightedness Dooms the Just Transition
January 28, 2021Analysis by Toma Pavlov In the EU’s poorest Member State, coal provides 40% of the electricity and the coal industry employs over 13,000 people. The government has resisted...
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