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The idiot’s guide to running a country’s coal industry … Into the ground
Recent developments in Romania´s coal sector have brought to the public´s attention two textbook examples on how NOT to manage an industry. The case study of worst practices involves two-state […]
"The #UK says it wants to keep or even expand its close ties with the #EuropeanUnion #energy market after #Brexit, but it might not get what it wants if the country leaves the #EU with no deal in 2019. #Gas and #electricity will continue to be traded between the two, but the risks of shortages and higher costs for the UK and Ireland will grow and increase over time, explains Sara Stefanini of Climate Home News."
Brexit: What it means for UK-EU energy trade - EnergyPost.eu
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The UK wants to keep close ties with the EU energy market, but future UK-EU energy trade is reliant on whether it walks away with a hard or soft Brexit."#Poland has some of the worst air quality in the EU. But fighting #smog is expensive. The Modernisation Fund set up as part of the Emissions Trading Scheme (#ETS) could help here, writes Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera.
The Modernisation Fund was established in October 2014. It is supposed to operate between 2020 and 2030 and its goal is to support the objective of reducing EU-wide emissions by 40% (on 1990 levels) by 2030. Funds will be available to member states with an average GDP per capita of under 60% of the EU average. That means it is a kind of solidarity fund."
An EU anti-smog fund for Poland
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Poland has some of the worst air quality in the EU. But fighting smog is expensive. The Modernisation Fund set up as part of the Emissions Trading Scheme could help here, writes Joanna Maćkowiak-Pand...