CAN Europe calls Western Balkan leaders to set ambitious 2030 targets now and decarbonise by 2050

PRESS RELEASE AND POLICY BRIEF Western Balkan states need to set clear and ambitious climate targets (and action plans) by 2030, in order to stay in line with the goals […]

Analysis of Coal-Based Employment and Economy in Turkey

STUDY REPORT The study analyses employment in the coal mining sector and the coal dependent economy in Turkey. It gives an overview of the mining sector within the context of […]

State aid regime à la Green Deal – Subsidies to fossil fuels subvert Just Transition in Gorj County

POLICY BRIEFING The Romanian government’s proposal for CE Oltenia’s restructuring is a test for the European Commission’s commitment to aligning state aid with the European Green Deal. Approving CE Oltenia’s […]

A call for dialogue and planning for just energy transition to secure future jobs in Western Balkans

PRESS RELEASE Civil society organisations welcome the announced halt to plans for the new Kolubara B coal power plant in Serbia as a first step towards concrete action to start […]

Coal expands in Poland, despite EU law violations

PRESS RELEASE The initially delayed operation of a new 496-MW power plant unit in Turow (Poland) is supposed to start today. The unit will benefit from EU money via Polish […]

A true Leaders Summit on Climate? Commitments on emissions reductions and finance urgently needed

MEDIA ADVISORY What is happening? US President, Joe Biden, invited 40 World Leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate on 22-23 April 2021. This is a critically important initiative as […]

Country reports on Western Balkans call for concrete actions towards decarbonisation

On March 25, the European Parliament adopted country enlargement reports assessing the progress towards the EU accession made by Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia. These reports are a response […]

Europe halfway to closing all its coal plants by 2030

Just five years on from the historic UN Paris Climate Agreement, half of Europe’s 324 coal power plants have either already closed or pledged to shut down before 2030. The […]

China’s stillborn coal investment in Turkey

The report “Feasibility of Coal in the Age of Renewable Energy: Hunutlu Thermal Power Plant Case” by WWF Turkey and SEFiA (Sustainable Economy and Financial Research Association) in collaboration with […]

The Energy Community Secretariat hosts the 18th Ministerial Council: what should we expect?

Much business was left unfinished at the last Ministerial Council(2) of the Energy Community, the international treaty aiming to integrate the energy markets of the EU and its neighbours. This […]

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