World Bank and EU Commission to assist Poland to transition in coal regions
As part of the European Green Deal and its objective to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the European Commission has created a Just Transition Fund of nearly EUR 17.5 billion.World Bank | Warsaw | Updated: 27-01-2021 15:23 IST | Created: 27-01-2021 15:23 IST
Poland has made impressive progress in decoupling energy growth from economic growth, increasing its GDP seven-fold since the 1990s while decreasing its energy-intensity by 56 percent. Image Credit: ANI
The World Bank, in partnership with the European Commission, will assist Poland to ensure a Just Transition in the country s coal regions of Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesia), Śląskie (Silesia) and Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland). The project will focus on enhancing the capacity of coal regions to plan for a Just Transition through job creation, repurposing of former mining lands and stakeholder engagement.
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The forum will be hosted online between 25 and 29 January.
January 13, 2021 1:27 PM
The Malta Sustainability Forum, organised by APS Bank, is soon to be hosted over five days in a major online event featuring a superb line-up of local and international expert speakers.
The hugely successful first edition of the forum in 2019 offered a platform for some of the world’s experts to contribute to an open – and increasingly critical – dialogue regarding sustainability. To continue the momentum while ensuring the safety of speakers and attendees, the 2021 edition is set to be hosted online between 25 and 29 January.
“Under the overarching theme ‘The Time is Now’ we want to draw the attention of all stakeholders and the public at large that efforts done over the last five years need to be amplified. The pandemic has provided an immense appetite and opportunity for change, let’s seize it!” explains Herve Delpech, Chief Strategy Officer at APS Bank.