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Interest in solar energy growing in coal-dependent Poland
By Laurie Goering
LONDON, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Close to 90% of Poland’s energy comes from highly polluting coal – a fuel whose use needs to end swiftly if Europe and the rest of the world are to meet global goals to slash planet-heating emissions and avoid more extreme climate change impacts.
But Poland also has 90,000 people employed in its coal industry, making a rapid switch to greener fuels challenging in social as well as financial and technological terms.
In Poland – and wealthier European countries such as Germany – the need to move away from coal is affecting large geographical areas, said Patrizia Kraft, energy policy coordinator for the German Trade Union Confederation.
Close to 90% of Poland's energy comes from highly polluting coal - a fuel whose use needs to end swiftly if Europe and the rest of the world are to meet global goals to slash planet-heating emissions and avoid more extreme climate change impacts.
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How Google’s funding for journalism could threaten media pluralism
Big Tech has become a powerful patron to European journalism. But the millions of euros in financial support for media companies come with a catch.
Published on 1 February 2021 at 10:00
Over the past seven years, Google has spent more than 200 million euro to support European journalism. Its lavish funding has helped to boost innovation in publishing houses and Google also picks up the bill for conferences, fellowships, trainings and academic journalism research. This has made the tech giant popular among publishers.
Google’s help has come at a time when news publishers feel pain from declining revenue. The EU Commission has recognised the need for action. In December, it announced the “News” initiative for media funding and promised millions of euros in investment while further measure aim to boost media pluralism.