KWK Anna Pszow
Upper Silesia is known as the heart of Poland’s coal industry and is filled with post-industrial landscapes and forgotten structures. The now abandoned Anna Coal…
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How are the EU’s coal giants decarbonising?
Can Germany and Poland, the EU’s two largest coal consumers, sustain their emissions cuts? In the EU, coal consumption rebounded in 2021 and 2022 as…
‘EU climate bank’ keeps back door open for fossil fuel giants
The European Investment Bank (EIB) made history with its decision to stop financing fossil fuel energy from 2022 onwards. By adopting the PATH Framework in…
Conditionality mechanisms and the green transition: the case of EU funding for Poland
The current EU budget for 2021 to 2027 is unique not only because it has been boosted by the NextGenerationEU facility, which aims to speed…
Why Bulgaria and Poland can withstand Russia cutting off their gas supply
Russian energy giant Gazprom has completely cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. Both countries are apparently being punished for refusing Russia’s demand that…
Uneven progress towards green recovery as EU members submit spending plans to access EUR 672 billion fund
Brussels – EU Member States that opened up their spending plans for the EUR 672 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility have made the most progress…
Geothermal: the underground renewable energy source that says it can power Europe
Large-scale geothermal energy has long been constrained to volcanic areas where heat can easily be captured and turned into electricity. Today, breakthroughs in drilling techniques…