just transition

Sustainable alternatives to brown coal mining in the Upper Nitra region of Slovakia

Briefing | July 28, 2017

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts

Making the coal phase out fair for workers - unions, companies and environmentalists discuss just transition in Romania

A Romanian coal mining region is writing history today as representatives from unions, the coal industry and environmental organisations are coming together for the first time to discuss their communities’ future – with a common goal in mind.

Tags: coal just transition local communities mining unions Balkans EU

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts

Deceptive promises of new jobs in the coal sector don't help workers, communities or the climate

Now is the time for southeast Europe to start an inclusive and just transition away from lignite, argues new Bankwatch research.

Tags: coal jobs just transition mining social justice transformation Balkans

Institution: Chinese investors, Export credit agencies

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts

Overblown job promises in southeast Europe's coal sector show the need for a just transition - report

November 14, 2016

Promises for new jobs in south-east Europe’s coal sector are exaggerated, a new Bankwatch report reveals. Hardly any coal operations across the region are economically viable, and as a result many coal workers, especially in the mines, are set to lose their jobs, even if the plans for countless new power plants materialise. Governments, coal workers and their wider communities need to work together towards a just transition.

Institution: Chinese investors, Export credit agencies, World Bank Group

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: coal, jobs, just transition, social justice, Balkans

The great coal jobs fraud - unrealistic employment claims in southeast Europe

Study | November 14, 2016

This report reveals how and why promises for new jobs in south-east Europe’s coal sector are exaggerated. Hardly any coal operations across the region are economically viable, and as a result many coal workers, especially in the mines, are set to lose their jobs, even if the plans for countless new power plants materialise. Governments, coal workers and their wider communities need to work together towards a just transition.

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