TRACER supports nine coal-intensive regions around Europe to design (or re-design) their Research and Innovation (R&I) strategies in order to facilitate their transition towards a sustainable energy system.
Core activities include:
- Mobilisation of a wide range of stakeholders in nine European regions to discuss and agree on a shared vision and priorities for coal transition
- Identification and analysis of best practice examples of successful and ambitious transition processes in coal intensive regions
- Assessment of social, environmental and technological challenges
- Elaboration of guidelines on how to mobilise investments
- Fostering R&I cooperation among coal intensive regions in Europe and beyond
Prof. universitar dr. soc. Septimiu Francisc Krausz , personalitate academică marcantă a Universității din Petroșani, fondatorul și președintele Institutul Social Valea Jiului (ISVJ), a Asociației Institutul Social Valea Jiului (AISVJ) și “profesorul de suflet” a multor generații de studenți a încetat din viață.