Political Geography: Czech Republic / Topic: Coal

Author:: Barbora Kociánová
Publication Date:: 05-2023
Content Type:: Research Paper
Institution:: Europeum Institute for European Policy
Abstract:: As part of the Café Evropa debate series, a debate was held on the topic The future of energy in the Czech Republic - how to further reduce dependence on fossil fuels? Is the Czech Republic succeeding in diversifying its resources and reducing its dependence on fossil fuels? Will the Czech Republic be energy independent from other countries if it moves away from coal? You can read a summary of the outputs of each guest in the report written by our intern Barbora Kociánová.
Topic:: Fossil Fuels, Coal, Energy, and Debates
Political Geography:: Europe and Czech Republic

Author:: Lukas Lehotsky and Mikulas Cernik
Publication Date:: 01-2019
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Issues: Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs
Institution:: Slovak Foreign Policy Association
Abstract:: The article offers an overview of coal production policies in the Czech Republic – the third-largest coal consumer in the EU and a post-communist country struggling to take decisions over the future of the coal phase-out. It developed its phase- out policy in the early 1990s to address the destruction of the local environment. However, since then no steps have been taken in relation to phase-out. Instead, coal production stakeholders have attempted to maintain the coal lock-in and to reverse phase-out. The article begins by discussing the factors that have led to the ambiguity. It then places the discussion over the future of phase-out within the wider context of a just transition, and offers insights into the Czech case which may prove useful to other countries considering transitioning away from coal.
Topic:: Energy Policy, Natural Resources, Mining, Renewable Energy, and Coal
Political Geography:: Europe and Czech Republic

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