‘Coal will always be part of the story’
January 9, 2018Text by Claudia Ciobanu All photos by Berber Verpoest Genk, Belgium – Situated on the old site of the Waterschei mine in the city of Genk, northeast Belgium,...
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What you should know about the Slovakian coal phaseout announced in Paris
January 4, 2018The Slovak Minister of Environment László Sólymos announced a phaseout of coal mining in Slovakia and an end to burning coal in the Novaky power plant by 2023...
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Commission launches Platform for Coal Regions in Transition
December 13, 2017On Monday 11 December Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Energy Union, Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy and Corina...
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Investing in a just transition
December 7, 2017Photo by Berber Verpoest At last, the investment tanker is turning. Trillions of dollars in investment funds are now backing a rapid shift to a zero-carbon economy. The...
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Locals in Upper Nitra, Slovakia agree on the future of their region after coal phaseout
December 6, 2017One of the positive outcomes of the debate about Europe’s Energy Union was an increased attention to the issue of Just Transition. Even more promising is that the...
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‘The transition has to be fair, only then will society accept it’
December 5, 2017Interview with Vladimir Špidla, chief aide to the Czech PM
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Silesian coal – a quiet exit
December 4, 2017In Upper Silesia, Poland’s main coal region, it is difficult to find anyone who still believes that coal has a future. The region needs help in dealing with...
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Protected: Port Augusta (Australia): from coal to solar
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Ending Coal: From Diplomacy to Implementation after Bonn
November 20, 2017Source of photo: UNclimatechange/ Flickr Diplomatically, coal power is on the wrong side of history, from today. Spearheaded by Canada, the UK and the Marshall Islands, the Powering...
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