The Czech government is planning to use money from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to finance the transition of coal units to gas and subsidise large energy companies...
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The main obstacle to Just Transition in Serbia is neither the lack of alternative energy sources, nor lack of ideas about how to transition away from coal or...
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CEE Bankwatch member groups in seven countries across central and eastern Europe provide an update about where we are in the process of drafting the Territorial Plans. The...
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Rijeka is Croatia’s most important seaport, and, with a population of 128,000 people, the country’s third-largest city. The city’s economy is largely dependent on shipbuilding and logistics. Selected...
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For the first time ever, the Czech government mentioned a coal phaseout date: 2038. We are approaching the end of the year and accordingly the deadline for submitting...
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The Croatian city of Križevci is becoming a national pioneer in the fight for clean energy and against energy poverty. Located not far from the capital Zagreb...
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An agreement recently concluded between the Polish government and Silesian mining unions, which promises support for mining until 2049, means both the miners and climate will lose....
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On August 20, during a special press conference, representatives of the two largest trade unions in Bulgaria, CITUB (Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria) and Podkrepa, demanded...
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Brussels – The European Parliament will decide whether it would allow fossil fuel companies to hijack the EU’s iconic Just Transition Fund when parliamentarians vote on the final...
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What at first seemed a naive local initiative, against the will of a large mining company and the government, resulted in a uniquely participatory process to develop an Action Plan for the post-coal future of Upper Nitra that no one could ignore.
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