The Just Transition Fund was set up to help coal-reliant regions transition to a more sustainable and equitable future. But according to green pressure group WWF, none of the plans are fit for purpose.
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• Updated: 29/04/2021
With Europe’s fossil fuel industry in serious trouble, a new report finds that sustainable jobs are the future for the continent.
In coal-heavy regions like Poland, Greece and Bulgaria, jobs in the coal industry are becoming harder to find. The mining sector is shrinking which is threatening many livelihoods.
In Silesia, Poland, 15,000 to 18,000 workers in mining-related companies are at risk of losing their jobs by 2030 due to the inefficiency of the mining process and EU and national climate policy. 2,200 coal jobs in Greece are also under imminent threat.
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 5:40 am
Jobs in coal are plummeting across Europe as countries
shift to renewable energy sources – WWF is
calling
for EU countries to phase out their coal power by 2030 to
fight the climate crisis and uphold the Paris
Agreement. Phasing out fossil fuel-based electricity
generation, especially coal, is a prerequisite for
fulfilling the European Union’s commitment to the Paris
Agreement and the leadership role the EU strives to have in
global climate policy. Such a major change must be
accompanied by a comprehensive
Just Transition
Strategy to minimise hardships for workers and
their communities in the associated industries through
Press Release – WWF Central And Eastern Europe Jobs in coal are plummeting across Europe as countries shift to renewable energy sources WWF is calling for EU countries to phase out their coal power by 2030 to fight the climate crisis and uphold the Paris Agreement . Phasing out fossil fuel-based …
Jobs in coal are plummeting across Europe as countries shift to renewable energy sources – WWF is
calling for EU countries to phase out their coal power by 2030 to fight the climate crisis and uphold the Paris Agreement. Phasing out fossil fuel-based electricity generation, especially coal, is a prerequisite for fulfilling the European Union’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and the leadership role the EU strives to have in global climate policy. Such a major change must be accompanied by a comprehensive
Updated: 29/04/2021 - 08:02
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With Europe’s fossil fuel industry in serious trouble, a new report finds that sustainable jobs are the future for the continent.
In coal-heavy regions like Poland, Greece and Bulgaria, jobs in the coal industry are becoming harder to find. The mining sector is shrinking which is threatening many livelihoods.
In Silesia, Poland, 15,000 to 18,000 workers in mining-related companies are at risk of losing their jobs by 2030 due to the inefficiency of the mining process and EU and national climate policy. 2,200 coal jobs in Greece are also under imminent threat.
The impacts even go beyond employment numbers. Local communities in Western Macedonia, a region in Greece, will suffer income losses of some €3.1 for every €1 taken off lignite-fired activity (lignite is a form of coal with a carbon content around 25 to 35 per cent).