relevant for coal regions. This paper draws on the experiences of past and ongoing transition policies, exploring their … effectiveness and transferability. The challenges of structural change in coal regions are complex and region-specific, spanning … experiences, a typology is suggested and applied to five coal regions in Germany, Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic. It …

Power generation from lignite and hard coal was responsible for more than a quarter of German greenhouse gas emissions … Change and Regional Development Commission (also known as “Coal Commission”) among others are currently debating alternative … pathways toward a coal phaseout to achieve the national climate targets. The Coal Commission has been tasked with submitting …

Regionalentwicklung). Individual federal states also have key roles to play in the creation of a dependable roadmap for a coal phase …

would not be depleted of coal if the climate protection targets for 2030 were complied with. This makes planning for new …

Power generation from lignite and hard coal was responsible for more than a quarter of German greenhouse gas emissions … Change and Regional Development Commission (also known as 'Coal Commission') among others are currently debating alternative … pathways toward a coal phaseout to achieve the national climate targets. The Coal Commission has been tasked with submitting …

Coal-fired power stations are responsible for around a third of Germany's carbon emissions. Failure to reduce the … persistently high level of coal-fired power generation threatens Germany's climate targets for 2020 and 2050 and undermines a … emission certificates in the near future, a market-driven transition from coal to less CO2-intensive energy sources, such as …

Coal-fired power stations are responsible for around a third of Germany's carbon emissions. Failure to reduce the … persistently high level of coal-fired power generation threatens Germany's climate targets for 2020 and 2050 and undermines a … emission certificates in the near future, a market-driven transition from coal to less CO2-intensive energy sources, such as …

by lignite and hard-coal power plants. A large number of German power stations are already very old and particularly CO2 … lignite and hard coal-fired power plants is being discussed as an effective short-term measure. This appears to be a …. Scenario calculations for the German power system for 2015 indicate that closing the oldest and most CO2-intensive coal …