EUROPE ENERGY TRANSITION FUND €17.5 BLN
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ENERDATA - 20 May 2021 - The European Parliament has approved the EU's €17.5bn Just Transition Fund (JTF), which will combine funds from the EU’s budget and its COVID-19 recovery fund to support countries and communities affected by the planned closure of coal, peat and oil shale sectors. The JTF is expected to support a smooth transition from energy-intensive industries to low-carbon industries, as the European Union aims to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Funds will be dedicated to green investments, and not to the decommissioning of coal-fired or oil-fired power plants nor to the construction of nuclear power plants.
20% of the funds should be directed to Poland, which accounts for over half of the EU's coal sector employees, followed by Germany (13%) and Romania (11%), provided the coal mining regions submit climate-friendly plans; Poland, which has not committed to climate neutrality by 2050, should also receive half of the funds.
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