Romanian government’s coal phaseout blabber
June 16, 2021by Dan Dobre and Raluca Petcu (Bankwatch Romania) If official communication about the coal phaseout is any indication about how proper the process will be, we have reason...
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Bitola’s Green Market Captures the Sun
June 8, 2021by Rosa Hergan Bitola’s green market, “Pazari”, is going down in history as the first public complex to run on clean energy in the coal-dependent municipality.
Lenka Ilcikova gets “Angel of Prievidza” award for her work on just transition
June 8, 2021Around Bankwatch, we’ve known for a long time Lenka Ilcikova is an angel, but here it is, official now: authorities of Prievidza have awarded Lenka, a just transition...
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Miners from the coal region Eastern Wielkopolska in Poland have ideas for life after coal
June 2, 2021By Alina Pogoda (Polska Zielona Siec) Eastern Wielkopolska is the coal region in Poland which has the most ambitious plans to move away from coal: authorities want a...
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Retrofits, renewable energy & energy communities in the Balkans (an mPower webinar)
June 1, 2021by mPower How to renew cities with citizen-led renewable energy and building retrofits? Energy Cities and RES Foundation hosted an mPower webinar to help municipalities and communities across...
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Energy poverty, a core concern for the just transition process in North Macedonia
June 1, 2021by Ana Stojilovska (Central European University) Energy poverty tends to get marginalised in policy dialogues about a just energy transition, argues Ana Stojilovska, a PhD Candidate at the...
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Leaked Romanian government document outlines 2032 coal exit
May 26, 2021by Europe Beyond Coal A leaked Romanian government document entitled Flagship reforms of the Romanian Recovery and Resilience Plan indicates that Romania intends to phase out coal by 2032. The...
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Cancellation of Serbia’s Kolubara B coal plant opens space for just transition
May 26, 2021by Pippa Gallop Earlier this week, Serbian media announced that plans for the new 350 MW Kolubara B coal power plant have been halted. This is a strong...
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What to do when public participation in the planning of Territorial Just Transition Plans is more formal than substantial?
May 19, 2021by Rosa Hergan Participation and co-design clad the EU’s just transition architecture, but the reality of devising Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTP) doesn’t always hold up to these...
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Estonian shale oil plant construction halted after climate activists open court case
May 13, 2021By Madis Vasser May 7 was indeed a Friday for Future in Estonia, as a district court suspended the construction permit for a shale oil plant issued previously...
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