Lifting lignite mining limits – correction of the Czech Republic energy policy

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Authors

SIVEK Martin VLČEK Tomáš KAVINA Pavel JIRÁSEK Jakub

Year of publication 2017
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Energy Sources, Part B : Economics, Planning, and Policy
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Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2016.1219789
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2016.1219789
Field Political sciences
Keywords Coal; Czech Republic; Energy Policy; State Energy Policy; Lignite mining limits
Description In its decision from October 2015, the Government of the Czech Republic corrected its raw material and energy policies by modifying the scope of the territorial ecological limits placed on the mining of lignite. Such action is impacting the energy sector operating in the North Bohemian Basin, the largest region for lignite production in the Czech Republic. This article explains the background of the mining restrictions and the significance of the Czech government’s decision to amend them for the district heating industry; the composition of the future energy portfolio for electricity production; and the energy security of the Czech Republic.
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