SMART STRATEGIES FOR THE TRANSITION IN COAL INTENSIVE REGIONS. CASE STUDY: JIU VALLEY MICRO-REGION – STEPS FORWARD UNDER TRACER EUROPEAN PROJECT Read the abstract and the paper, in English and Romanian, here
Jiu Valley does have the power to rebuild a new sustainable future, emerging from the ruins of an outdated, fossilised past” says Hans von der Brelie, Euronews/Reporter who made the effort to travel to Romania in Jiu Valley, and to make this TV-report during this difficult period. English language link to the full 20 minutes…
A very interesting video offering a most representative and illustrative presentation of TRACER project, prepared by TRACER’s project Serbian partner “ENERGOPROJEKT ENTEL”!!
Article on the TRACER project in the regional magazine in Lusatia, Germany Download the article
October, 22 TRACER conference, an important capacity building event for Jiu Valley community with a high density of useful information on funding sources and assistance for coal regions in transition, and an opportunity for initiating beneficial contacts for developing future competitive project proposals. The event live streaming was promoted via University of Petrosani (UPET) Facebook…
The event “Just Transition – Ideas, projects and finance for life after coal in Jiu Valley” is close to the finish line with the preparations. It will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2020, and will be organised in a hybrid format, both online and live, the physical meeting being hosted at the University of…
The last days of September were marked by two important events for the transition of the region of Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) to low carbon economy. On 28th of September 2020, a public dialogue – “The new energy mix” was co-organized by BSERC, SZEDA, and David Holding, respectively within TRACER, DeCarb (Interreg Europe), and GreenDC (Horizon…
The EU-funded TRACER project (www.tracer-h2020.eu) supports nine coal-intensive regions to shape a broad vision and future-oriented priorities in order to facilitate transition towards sustainable energy systems. Other coal regions in transition can benefit significantly from the outcomes of this international action.
Central European Stakeholders Workshop Participatory processes in development and implementation of climate and energy strategies September 23th, 9:50-14:30 CEST Public participation is key for decision makers to identify wider public concerns, share information, gather expertise opinion and build legitimacy. Participatory planning is also considered to improve planning process in terms of increasing acceptance of final…
On July 2nd, 2020, the Regional Economic Development Agency Stara Zagora (SZEDA) and the Black Sea Energy Research Centre (BSERC) hosted a meeting in Stara Zagora on the prospects for the transition from a high-intensity carbon economy to a future clean energy of the region, part of which constitutes the “Maritsa East” energy complex. Other…
The summer school “RESTORATION OF POST-MINING LANDSCAPE” that was planned to take place in Prague between 8 & 12 June 2020, in CHARLES UNIVERSITY is postponed due to COVID-19 situation. The new date of this educational event is summer 2021 (June, July) Contact prof. Jan Frouz CHARLES UNIVERSITY Institute for Environmental Studies Faculty of Science…
On March 11, 2020, an international conference was held at the Public hall Hraničář in the regional capital of Ústí nad Labem. TRACER project also participated as a partner for the Palivový kombinát Ústí – state postmining company which have coorganized the conference with help of Atelier.tečka. We highlighted the need for a comprehensive landscape…
International conference in Prague, 3-6 June 2020 Brochure
Charles University in cooperation with other partners, will organize summer school of post mining restoration 8th – 12th June 2020. Summer school will give you inside in complex approaches in restoration of post mining ecosystem and recovery of post mining landscape. We will discuss aim of post mining ecosystem restoration (What we want to achieve,…
On 11 February 2020, the TRACER project was presented for seventy representatives of municipalities and towns in the Ústí Region as part of a seminar on grant opportunities for the development of municipalities. Representatives of the Regional Authority of the Ústí Region, the government strategy RE: START, investment company Czechinvest, the Ministry for Regional Development…
The Ministry of European Funds (MFE) organised on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the kick-off meeting for the “Strategy for the transition from coal of the Jiu Valley”, financed by the Structural Reform Support Service within the European Commission (SRSS). The consultant selected by EC for developing Jiu Valley Strategy for the transition from coal is…
Topic: Industry Forum on retrofitting measures for biofuel plants When: November 19th 2019. 08:30 – 14:00 Where: THE OFFICE, Rue D’ Arlon 80 – 1000 Brussels, Belgium Agenda – Registration
Study Tour, Cardiff, Wales, UK 20th November 2019 Agenda Contact: Rita Mergner Project Manager, TRACER Coordinator WIP Renewable Energies E-mail: rita.mergner@wip-munich.de Tel.: +49 89 720 12 731 Website: www.wip-munich.de Trygve Rees Fossil Fuel Manager Energy Policy Team Division for Decarbonisation and Energy Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Tel 0300 025 0572 Mobile 07973 488…
© Photo: Johannes Plenio/Pixabay Greece will adopt a new national energy and climate plan by the end of 2019 that will envisage the shutdown of all coal power plants in Greece by 2028, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019. The plan will also call for expanding the share of…
As one of the model projects supported by the European Commission, TRACER was presented on September 10, 2019 at the National Information Day on the new calls of the Horizon 2020 program organized by the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague together with the Technology Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.…
28-30 October 2019 Joining Forces for a Successful Regional Transition: Experiences and Lessons Learnt on Fostering Collaboration Achieving a successful transition of industrial areas and regions into low carbon innovation hotspots requires creative solutions, forward-thinking and new collaborations. By taking on board research, society and industrial representatives, it is expected that new, as well as…
On July 16, 2019 in the presence of EC representatives, the Ministry of European Funds and NGOs – Bankwatch Romania and Greenpeace Romania, all 6 mayors signed the “Jiu Valley Partnership for a Just Transition”, in order to reach the goals of Jiu Valley energy system transformation and economic development. By signing this Memorandum the…
All six mayors from Jiu Valley cities received the invitation to attend the next EC – Platform on Coal Regions in Transition working groups meeting in Brussels, 15-16.07.2019. This initiative generated several press releases as: Hunedoara County Morning Gazette “Jiu Valley Mayors called out in Brussels” https://gddhd.ro/actualitate/primarii-din-valea-jiului-chemati-la-bruxelles/ or Mesagerul Hunedorean “Jiu Valley Mayors will debate…
The New York Times was also interested in knowing more about Jiu Valley social challenges, so Kevin Granville, reporter and Kevin Faingnaert, photographer published a short press report titled “What life after coal looks like”. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/business/romania-coal-towns.html?fbclid=IwAR0T86YdJjloiUgou_HTv2_3pyLlOzxCluC8GXquDHO28vAnIs_7BRtRqk; The movingly reportage was taken over and partly translated by the local press (e.g. Adevarul de Hunedoara newspaper). Life…
On the occasion of the Romanian six-month rotating presidency of the EU Council, several informal ministerial meetings on energy took place in Bucharest, followed by EC delegation visit in Jiu Valley (Petroșani city), on 03.04.2019, where the Energy commissioner is making a statement (min 1:02) http://stiri.tvr.ro/valea-jiului-ar-putea-atrage-5-miliarde-de-euro–bani-europeni–dupa-inchiderea-mineritului_843642_video.html#view announcing that Jiu Valley could attract in the future…
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities two working groups meet three times per year to discuss priority projects and best practices in coal region
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities two working groups meet three times per year to discuss priority projects and best practices in coal region
The EU has set itself a long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% compared to 1990 levels by 2050
