Overcoming barriers to unlock potential for a Just Transition in Czechia
Overcoming barriers to unlock potential for a Just Transition in Czechia

Author(s): Jonathan Lyons
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Green Transformation
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Summary/Abstract: The impacts of the climate change have become increasingly apparent in the past years, as the extensive greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide and methane, released by burning fossil fuels are warming our atmosphere more than necessary. This warming is taking a catastrophic toll on our planet and our daily lives and is getting worse every year. The European Environmental Agency warns of extreme drought, flooding, heatwaves and forest fires across Europe.2 These events are increasing in frequency and intensity because of climate change and are causing significant damage and loss. In the summer of 2022, over 60 000 people died from heatwaves3, an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg burned in forest fires4, the bed of the river Loire dried up completely forcing nuclear power plants in France to close down and Czechia experienced flash flooding over summer which destroyed people’s property, infrastructure, human health and food costing billions in damages. These are just a few examples showing how Europe and Czechia are ill-prepared for the consequences of climate change.

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