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A working paper to stimulate innovative thinking and comparison of potential approaches amongst policy-makers and practitioners informed by strategic good practices across a diverse set of regions undergoing change.
This report assesses short-term local employment creation opportunities and accompanying support mechanisms targeting displaced workers in the Karlovy Vary region. It includes an assessment of approaches and international good practice for employment creation and support to displaced workers under...
This toolkit focuses on what technology options exist and which technological developments are likely in the future. It can be used as a guide or as a stand-alone presentation and it has accompanying notes for more in-depth material, such as case studies, links and examples. The information provides...
Bottrop (Germany) is a leading example of a former coal-mining, highly industrialised city that has combined a future-oriented transition process with ambitious CO2 mitigation targets. The holistic approach builds on innovative partnerships and has a strong buy-in of industrial players.
The Transition Pathway has been developed to map a process for transition in the Midlands in the short and longer terms. Given the changing policy landscape, it is anticipated that the plan will evolve over time. The pathway will assist partnership working during the region’s journey towards a just...
The Rhenish lignite mining region in western Germany is a rural area with 2.5 million inhabitants, where coal mines and power plants employ 10,000 people. However, the availability of cheap lignite attracted many energy-intensive industries which provide more than 90,000 jobs. More than 10% of all...
Like in many European coal regions, energy generation from coal displays a clear downward trend in the US. According to mechanisation processes and the application of new (and controversial) drilling techniques for natural gas, coal’s share of American electricity production fell from about 50% in...
From an EU ‘NUTS III’ perspective, the Midlands region of Ireland consists of four counties, Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, but parts of the counties of Roscommon, North Tipperary, Kildare, and East Galway could be considered part of the ‘wider midlands’ located in the central area of the...
