Silesia’s civil society works towards just transition
April 13, 2020In the last years, civil society in Silesia has become increasingly active in promoting a just transition for the region – here is an overview of some key...
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Two new reports about Just Transition in Poland
January 16, 2020In January 2020, Polska Zielona Siec, a Bankwatch member group in Poland, published two reports (in Polish) that are key to understanding the prospects for just transition in...
Read moreOdejście od węgla albo miliardy przejdą Polsce koło nosa. Czy UE skusi polski rząd pieniędzmi na transformację?
January 16, 2020This article was published by Gazeta Wyborcza: https://wyborcza.pl/7,155287,25597756,wegiel-albo-miliardy-czy-polski-rzad-skusza-pieniadze-na-transformacje.html Albo Polska ogłosi datę odejścia od węgla, albo nici z pieniędzy na transformację energetyczną – Komisja Europejska przedstawiła dziś projekt...
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Are CEE countries switching gears on EU 2050 zero carbon targets?
June 19, 2019Slovakia, under the leadership of newly elected President Zuzana Caputova, an environmentalist and Goldman Prize winner, has made it official: it is backing an EU 2050 carbon neutrality...
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Local actors across CEE get inspiration for Just Transition from Silesia
February 21, 2019Video by CEE Bankwatch (Alexandru Mustata and Zhenya Tsoy) ‘Earlier this year I did not think a dialogue between NGOs and trade unions was possible,’ said Alexander Zagotrov,...
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A bigger stake than coal
February 13, 2019Given what we know so far about the disastruous effects of climate change, a political programme calling for the end of coal is hardly radical – rather, it’s...
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What can Bulgaria learn about just transition from Polish Silesia?
January 9, 2019In the beginning of December, in my role as coordinator of the EUKI project for Bulgaria, I led a group of Bulgarian representatives to the Polish coal region...
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Chwiejny grunt w Imielinie
December 11, 2018Obywatele, obywatelki i władze Imielina stworzyły wspólny front, by przeciwstawić się niszczycielskiemu wydobyciu węgla pod ich zielonym miastem. Imielin różni się od tego, co wyobrażać można byłoby sobie...
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Barbórka bez węgla
December 4, 2018Żeby uratować klimat, trzeba przestać spalać węgiel. Ale czy trzeba przy tym odbierać szacunek ludziom, którzy go przez dziesięciolecia wydobywali, i wymazywać ich tożsamość?
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Imielin, Poland: a community takes on the coal industry
November 30, 2018Citizens and local authorities in Imielin have created a united front to oppose destructive coal mining in their green town. Imielin is different from what most Poles understand...
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