Publications

The toolkit provides practical knowledge about systemic integration of economic diversification into policy making with a focus on tools and examples, as well as an overview of the key sectors for future development.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Coal Power Station made history as the last coal-fired power station in the UK to close and be taken off the grid in September 2024. What is more, the closure process has been recognised as a success by workers, decision-makers and the energy company Uniper alike. Thanks to close...

This report provides a short summary of the work carried out by the START Technical Assistance1 for the Department for Cohesion Policies and the South of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Dipartimento per le Politiche di Coesione e per il Sud della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri)...

In 2024, Ringkøbing-Skjern shuttered its formerly fossil-based energy system, and became one of the first municipalities in the world to be fully self-sufficient through renewable energy in 2024. This was made possible by early strategy development, the creation of a supporting institutional setup...

The Agri Food-Energy-Park (AgriFEe) innovation laboratory in the Rhenish coal region, Germany, explores area-efficient use of agrivoltaics/hortivoltaics in combination with different plants. On a test area of around two hectares, the project exemplifies the innovation-focused approach of the coal...

This report provides an overview of the activities and outputs of the technical assistance provided by the Secretariat Technical Assistance for Regions in Transition (START) to Lower Silesia.

This toolkit explains the central role of spatial planning for a sustainable transition at local and regional level, in particular how to deal with former coal mining assets, including infrastructure, land, and buildings.

The fifth Annual Political Dialogue of the Coal Regions in Transition Initiative took place on 11 -12 July in Velenje in Slovenia. The meeting was co-organised by the European Commission, the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development of Slovenia and the Municipality of Velenje.

The Initiative for coal regions in transition has developed this toolkit as part of its knowledge products to assist practitioners in coal regions (including peat and oil shale regions) across Europe. The aim of this toolkit is to help stakeholders to address the upskilling and reskilling needs of...