Why Eastern Europe resists EU climate action
Much of the anxiety around backlash against EU climate policies has focused on Eastern Europe. Campaigners say concerns are understandable but surmountable – the key is making workers part of the process.
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Poland must more than double its renewable electricity targets – report
Current targets for the renewable energy share in Poland’s power mix are inadequate, says Polish think tank the Instrat Foundation in a new report.
Opinion: We need to free EU climate action from unseemly politicking
Bumping up EU climate decisions to national leaders might seem like recognition of the urgency to act, but in reality it may slow down Europe’s energy transition.
Why the US should push renewables, not gas, in Europe
The Three Seas Initiative between countries in the east of Europe remains, with US support, focused on gas. Switching its attention to renewables would avoid stranded assets and boost technological, industrial and economic transformation, writes Julian Popov from the European Climate Foundation.
Weekly data: Polish plan to nationalise coal plants unlikely to push energy transition
Poland is proposing to nationalise coal plants, but whether the move would speed up or delay the country’s coal exit is unclear.
Poland sows the seeds of a post-Covid future beyond coal
Poland may have a reputation as a climate sceptic, but by at least one measure it is building back better than most. Nonetheless, it will need to match EU recovery funds with strong climate policies to really break away from coal.
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How Poland is waking up to the economics of the energy transition
Warsaw has largely stopped trying to block or slow down the energy transition at EU level. Instead, it is now trying to secure funds to finance it.
The myths keeping eastern Europe in the fossil age
Eastern European leaders frequently hinder climate negotiations in Brussels, but this attitude is damaging their development as well as efforts to tackle climate change.
Why EU just transition cash must match climate ambition
As MEPs and governments thrash out the details of the Just Transition Fund, it is important they ensure the fund helps deliver on the target of a 55% cut in emissions by 2030.
The misleading energy transition language of Eastern Europe
Countries in Eastern Europe are often seen as climate action laggards, but the reality is more complicated.
Why Poland’s ‘win’ on the EU climate budget rings hollow
Analysts say Prime Minister Morawiecki’s latest evasion of the 2050 net-zero goal is no real victory for Warsaw.
