The EU Green Deal that sets the vision for a climate-neutral Europe in 2050 was the highlight of last year. Coal regions from all over Europe came together at the Annual political dialogue at Görlitz, Germany, to discuss their role, challenges and policy measures to achieve a just transition....
In this report, we analyze the opportunities in coal regions stemming from the deployment of power generation technologies from wind, solar photovoltaics, bioenergy and geothermal sources, as well as on coal-fired power plants with carbon capture. In this context, we also address energy demand t...
Against a changing landscape at the EU political level, with a new European Parliament, and a newly elected president of the European Commission coming into place, coal regions from all over the EU met on 16-17 October in Brussels to discuss their path towards decarbonisation and a just transiti...
