An EU fund for a just transition - what it should be and why it matters
Posted on June, 25 2019
Helping get from fossil fuels to a clean economy
How can the EU help finance a just transition away from coal and fossil fuels to a sustainable and clean economy?
This briefing paper explores what is needed.
Above all, it finds two key areas where an EU-level just energy transition fund could be useful:
1. Seed money for the development of comprehensive and locally-developed, strategic long-term transition
plans based on early economic needs assessment
2. Communication about the just energy transition to the public and media at both regional and EU level
Read WWF's briefing paper
2. Communication about the just energy transition to the public and media at both regional and EU level
Read WWF's briefing paper
How the EU can help fund a just transition to sustainable energy
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How the EU can help fund a just transition to sustainable energy
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