Category: What’s New
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On the order of the Court of Justice to suspend lignite mining at Turów opencast mine
EURACOAL notes the decision taken by the Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Union to order, as an interim measure, the suspension of lignite extraction at Turów mine in Poland – a surface mine established in 1904 which today lies close to the Czech and German borders.
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EURACOAL proposes measures to encourage methane capture and use
The EU Methane Strategy, published by the European Commission in October 2020, covers several areas of human activity. For the energy sector, the focus is on fugitive emissions from oil and gas production, supply infrastructure and end use, rather than from coal mining. In light of the international nature of emissions from EU energy-supply chains,…
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On the unintended consequences of the Aarhus Regulation
EURACOAL submitted its position paper with a letter to the European Commission in which we warn against measures that risk slowing new investment in clean technologies. Current proposals to revise the “Aarhus Regulation” would delay transformation of the EU energy sector as interest groups seek to challenge new developments of all types. Why? Because every…
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Changing the face of coal
The European Commission’s Coal Regions in Transition Platform initiative includes a number of activities of relevance to the research community. EURACOAL has been a partner in the EU-supported CoalTech2051 project which has developed a future coal-related research strategy with input from many stakeholders. This report details the strategy and gives examples of research projects that…
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EURACOAL joins Clean Hydrogen Alliance
Imagine an energy system where the electricity that powers our cars came from the solar panels on our roofs, while our buildings are kept warm with heat from a nearby factory, and the factory is fuelled by clean hydrogen produced from offshore wind turbines. With the European Commission’s new hydrogen strategy (COM(2020) 301), this vision…
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Crisis in Ukraine
Like every other country, Ukraine is facing a Covid-19 crisis, but with the added complication that its electricity market is failing to deliver. In March 2020, Ukrainian electricity demand fell by 7%, because of the Covid-19 lockdown. At the same time, power exports to Hungary, Slovakia and Romania surged by over 50% in the first…
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EURACOAL responds on Just Transition Fund
A Just Transition Fund is very much needed if the EU, with the agreement of member states and the European Parliament, is to complete the huge transformation to a climate-neutral continent. Under the European Green Deal, many member states need to make great changes to their economies as they are no longer viable under current…
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MEPs preview latest EURACOAL publication
European Parliament, Brussels, 28 January 2020 MEP Grzegorz Tobiszowski hosted an evening event dedicated to the coal industry in transition, bringing together eight fellow MEPs with members of the European Association for Coal and Lignite, prior to the launch of EURACOAL’s latest publication. Invited guest, Mr. Lou Hrkman who is the Deputy Assistant Secretary at…
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EURACOAL members in Warsaw for high-level summit
Energy Summit 2019 on “the conditions for a sustainable energy transition” took place in Warsaw on 1-2 October 2019, organised by the Polish Ministry of Energy, EURACOAL and the Polish Mining Group (PGG). Coal industry leaders from across Europe participated to discuss topics of importance. The summit was opened by Mr. Tomasz Rogala, President of…
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EURACOAL Position Paper on “A Clean Planet for All”
Key Points The climate challenge requires global solutions with similar ambitions everywhere. A carbon-neutral EU economy by 2050 is highly ambitious: the necessary technologies need to be developed and deployed, and carbon-leakage risks need to be clearly addressed. Without large-scale energy storage, conventional thermal power generation will still be needed. To gain public support and…