Reflecting the European trend for phasing out highly polluting fuels like coal, this preliminary analysis outlines options for a just energy transition in the broad region surrounding the...
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Costas Poutakidis is not one to give up easily. As the chairman of the local community, he defends his home and its inhabitants – if worst comes to...
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Coal accounts for about half of the energy produced in Bulgaria, where most power plants are supplied with cheap lignite from nearby mines. The country’s high coal dependency...
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Loos-en-Gohelle (French department of Pas-de-Calais) has been in complete mutation for two decades. This Nord-Pas-de-Calais town, with a population of 7,000 is deeply marked by its mining history,...
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Interview with Anton Iliev, Head of European Projects Directorate in the Bobov Dol municipality. Just Transition: How affected is the Bobov Dol municipality by the closure of the...
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Estonia is the second largest emitter of CO2 per capita in the European Union and by far the most carbon-intensive economy among the OECD countries. The reason for...
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Some stand to lose out in the transition away from fossil fuels unless policies that address inequality and injustice are put in place. As domestic fossil fuel reserves...
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Maritsa East Mines are monster-sized lignite pits in south-east Bulgaria. They cover an area of 240 sq km stretching between the towns on Radnevo and Galabovo. The mines...
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Republished from Clean Energy Wire Germany has launched a highly anticipated task force on phasing out coal power, the most prominent blemish on the former climate action pioneer...
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In the discussion on the transformation of the Upper Nitra region, the Slovak executive finally stopped ignoring the local citizens’ initiative. However, before we pop open the champagne,...
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