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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Will the miners of Malopolska be left in the lurch?
March 30, 2021by Alina Pogoda (Polish Green Network) 4,500 people from the Malopolska region work in hard coal mining in Silesia. When the mines close there, the miners in Malopolska...
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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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Poland’s 2040 energy strategy: More coal, as ever
March 24, 2021by Alina Pogoda (Polish Green Network) At the beginning of February 2021, the Polish government adopted a resolution on the Energy Policy of Poland until 2040 (PEP2040). The...
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Poland may irretrievably lose half of its funds for a just transition
March 23, 2021by Alina Pogoda (Polish Green Network) Access to half of the resources from the Just Transition Fund depends on the Polish government’s declaration of achieving climate neutrality by...
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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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