A breath of fresh air or an ill wind: The human benefits and costs of decarbonising coal regions

by Areti VlachodimouDecarbonising European industry, EU carbon market, Human rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

With its focus on tonnes of carbon dioxide discharged into the atmosphere, the EU’s Emissions Trading System can appear to be technical and immaterial to most people. To uncover the human dimension of the EU ETS, with its challenges and opportunities, Carbon Market Watch and The Green Tank, visited Greece’s main lignite-producing region as it …

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EU starts taking just transition seriously

by Wijnand StoefsClimate financePosted on Comments are Disabled

The European Commission’s (EC) plan to mobilise more than 1 trillion EUR over the next 10 years to support the EU’s transition to climate neutrality sends a strong signal that the Commission is putting climate action at the centre of its work. It strengthens the case for raising the EU’s 2030 climate target to 65%. …

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