Just Transition: eco-modernising or system change?
May 23, 2018The last few years have witnessed a growing number of calls and actions around the world urging leaders and investors to engage into the path of energy transition,...
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Slovakia: HBP suspected of using dubious practices to gain support for coal mining jobs
May 21, 2018In response to Trencin regional authorities denying a crucial permit for a new coal mine in Upper Nitra last month, the mining workers’ union with support from main...
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Towards a cleaner heating system in Miskolc (Hungary)
May 16, 2018In my childhood days, the Lenin Metallurgical Works and the Diosgyor Machine Factory were in full operation. Every tenth person in our town Miskolc (that’s 20,000 out of...
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Protection of health and climate is more important than another coal field in Slovakia’s Upper Nitra
May 15, 2018Regional authorities in Trenčín, western Slovakia, (temporarily) blocked the expansion of a mine by company HBP (Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza) by rejecting last month changes to the regional zoning...
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ETUC: Involving trade unions in climate action to build a just transition
May 15, 2018Today in Brussels, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) launches a guide to ‘just transition’ to a low carbon economy. The report is being launched at a conference...
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‘RESTART will win the trust of the people if it’s stable’
May 11, 2018Last year, the Czech government adopted a Strategic Framework aimed at resurecting the three regions lagging behind in the country – which are also the country’s coal mining...
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WATCH: Enhancing ambition by addressing fossil fuel supply and ensuring a just transition
May 9, 2018A growing number of Parties and non-Party stakeholders are taking action to align fossil fuel production with the Paris Agreement. On Saturday May 5, on the sidelines of...
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Slovakia: Platform for Coal Regions in Transition could benefit coal company instead of communities
April 30, 2018Bratislava – Today was the last day when actors from the Upper Nitra region in Slovakia could submit projects on the topic of regional development, to be supported...
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Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
April 16, 2018Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) is a global, multi-sector initiative to advance democratic direction and control of energy in a way that promotes solutions to the climate...
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A future beyond coal in Europe – Interview with Ska Keller (Greens/EFA co-president)
April 13, 2018This interview was done by The Greens/ European Free Alliance and first published on the blog of The Greens/EFA. Photo via Flickr by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung The Greens/EFA group have...
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