News & Events

The innovative integrated risk management tool was developed in order to link the environmental impacts, associated risks and… Read more: TEXMIN risk management tool ready to be downloaded

Second revised TEXMIN Handbook edition entitled: A Guide to Managing the Risks Posed to Working and Abandoned Mining… Read more: Second revised TEXMIN Handbook edition ready to be downloaded

An article entitled “Numerical Analysis of Groundwater Effects on the Stability of an Abandoned Shallow Underground Coal Mine”… Read more: TEXMIN in Sustainability

TEXMIN project was presented to stakeholders from Ukraine coal regions, who visited Polish coal regions in transition (Silesia… Read more: TEXMIN shares knowledge

An article entitled “Modelling flooding due to runoff from spoil heaps during heavy rainfall” was published in Mining… Read more: TEXMIN in Mining Technology

The project POMHAZ, funded under Research Fund for Coal & Steel, coordinated by Institut National De L Environnement… Read more: POMHAZ project

An article entitled “Shaft liquidation method adjusted for high precipitation associated with climate change impact” was published in… Read more: TEXMIN in JSM

An article entitled “Slope Stability Numerical Analysis and Landslide Prevention of Coal Mine Waste Dump under the Impact… Read more: TEXMIN in Energies

To learn about TEXMIN project results see the leaflet below. It guides you through all outcomes of the… Read more: TEXMIN project results summary

TEXMIN Handbook A Guide to Managing the Risks Posed to Working and Abandoned Mining Facilities, and to the… Read more: TEXMIN Handbook ready to be downloaded

The final partners meeting was held on 17th of October 2022 and was organized online. As the content-related… Read more: Final Partners Meeting

On October 4, 2022, at the Central Mining Institute, the TEXMIN conference was held (in hybrid mode). The… Read more: TEXMIN final conference behind us

Główny Instytut Górnictwa oraz partnerzy projektu TEXMIN mają zaszczyt zaprosić na międzynarodową konferencję podsumowującą w ramach projektu pn. Wpływ… Read more: TEXMIN – konferencja podsumowująca 4 października 2022. Rejestracja już otwarta!

The Central Mining Institute and the partners of the TEXMIN project are pleased to invite you to the… Read more: TEXMIN – final conference 4th of October 2022. Registration is open now!

An article entitled: “Materiały zasypowe do likwidacji szybów górniczych” was published in Przegląd Górniczy, 78/2, p. 26-33. Full… Read more: TEXMIN in Przegląd Górniczy

From the 22th of September 2022 to the 23th of September 2022 the XXVI conference in Sloup was… Read more: TEXMIN regional workshop in Czech Republic

As a result of the flooding of the former Siersza mine in Poland, as well as in connection… Read more: Sinkholes in Poland

TEXMIN on PKG2022 12/09/2022 The Polish Mining Congress (PKG2022) is the most important forum for representatives of science… Read more: TEXMIN on PKG2022

The DMT team presented TEXMIN results during the conference Kassel22, which was held on 6th and 8th of September… Read more: TEXMIN results on Kassel22 conference

22/08/2022 On the 11th of August, another scan of the Janina Waste Mine Heap was carried out. A… Read more: Janina heap analyses

On July 20 in Libiąż, representatives of the GIG and TAURON Wydobycie participated in a meeting under the… Read more: ExchangeEU meeting

TEXMIN project aims and results have been presented to the delegation of representatives of public authorities and the Kosovo… Read more: KEK visited Silesia region

On the 7th of July, representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation Mr. Andrea… Read more: REA visisted TEXMIN pilot installation

On Monday, the 20th of June 2022 TEXMIN risk management tool and the results of pilot installations for… Read more: TEXMIN on workshop

From the 2nd to 3rd of June 2022 the 6th Partners Meeting took place in Spain. Subterra hosted… Read more: 6th Partners Progress Meeting

Professor Karen Hudson Edwards, the main CSM academic, explained the need of the slope monitoring investigation in the… Read more: Climate change by BBC

On the 26th of May 2022 in the Central Mining Institute a regional workshop took place. The workshop… Read more: Regional workshop in GIG

On the 26th of May 2022 the regional workshop entitled: “Impact of weather phenomena on the mining sector… Read more: Regional workshop in GIG

SRK S.A., TEXMIN project partner, carries out research projects using many of its strengths. The liquidation of the Głowacki… Read more: TEXMIN project on netTG.pl

A new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) called Drought In Numbers, 2022 was… Read more: Drought in numbers

On the 19 of April 2022 POI Format performed a dron flight to measure the geometry of the slope of… Read more: Measurment of Janina mine waste in Poland

The second part of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was finalized… Read more: The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

GIG representatives participated in a webinar entitled “EU mission: climate change adaptation – how to achieve climate resilience… Read more: How to achieve climate resilience by 2030? – NCBR webinar answered

On the 23th of November 2021 the next collapse of land took place in Trzebinia in Poland. The… Read more: The collapse incident in Poland

How to minimize the negative effects of climate change in cities? How is the relationship between technology and… Read more: TEXMIN discussed on regional seminar

Local results of the TEXMIN project, especially the methodology, implementation and consequences of the decommissioning of the Głowacki… Read more: TEXMIN on ISMSSE 2021

The webinar titled „Harmful impacts of mining. How to normalise prevention?” took place on November 11, 2021 with… Read more: ‘Harmful impacts of mining’ webinar

TEXMIN project and its current regional results, especially concerning the aspect of impact of waste backfill materials for… Read more: 28th International Science and Technology Conference

On the 26th of October 2021 TEXMIN team participated in the webinar ‘Mining and Climate Change’ organized and… Read more: ‘Mining and Climate Change’ webinar

The 5th TEXMIN meeting was held on the 4th and 6th of October 2021. Due to the pandemic… Read more: 5th Partners Progress Meeting

TEXMIN project and its current results were presented during the regional conference dedicated to OPI TPP 2.0 project… Read more: TEXMIN project on regional conference

Extreme rainfall events caused by climate change are more likely to happen. The article showed that more than… Read more: Floods in Western Europe are more likely

In the summer, we have been shooting promotional video showing – among others – the current state of… Read more: TEXMIN promotional video shooted

The Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis was released on the 9 of August… Read more: The first part of the IPCC 6th Assesment Report released

Chief Scientist at the World Meteorological Organization, Jürg Luterbacher, told during an interview with DW that extreme events… Read more: Expected increase in extreme weather events

The effects of climate change are visible in Russia. The permafrost in Siberia is melting, triggering mudslides and… Read more: Melting permafrost in Russia

In the summer period of 2021 the heavy rainfall, floods and heatwaves hit Europe. Western Europe suffered floods,… Read more: Summer period 2021 full of extreme events

The Sixth Assessment Report will be available soon. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened a meeting… Read more: IPCC votes over 6th Assessment Report

TEXMIN project experiences – with special focus on negative impact of extreme weather events for the status of… Read more: Sharing of TEXMIN project experiences with stakeholders

The talk with Małgorzata Markowska from the Central Mining Institute, the project coordinator, about extreme weather events affecting… Read more: TEXMIN project’s press release

The article of Trybuna Górnicza called “Not only reclamation” mentions TEXMIN project. TEXMIN project partner, Silesian Technical University from Gliwice,… Read more: TEXMIN project in TRYBUNA GÓRNICZA

The Virtual Special Collection of articles published in regular issues of the Journal of Sustainable Mining called Climate… Read more: Special Issue of TEXMIN project now available

Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń (SRK), TEXMIN project partner, fills the shaft of the former Ignacy mine in Rybnik called the Głowacki… Read more: TEXMIN project in Rybnik

The comprehensive overview of European climate in 2020 year including a focus on the Arctic and a summary… Read more: European State of the Climate 2020

On the 21st of April 2021 the Commission welcomes provisional agreement between the co-legislators on the European Climate… Read more: Provisional agreement on the European Climate Law

The 4rd TEXMIN meeting was held on the 22th – 23th of March 2021. Due to the pandemic… Read more: TEXMIN partners meeting

23th of March is the World Meteorological Day. In 2021 the World Meteorological Day is devoted to the… Read more: World Meteorological Day

TEXMIN intermediate results and generally the climate change and mining inter-relation was presented on 3rd of March during… Read more: Sharing knowledge on the transition of coal regions

The European Commission published the contributions to public consultations on climate legislation. Read more on ec.europa.eu See the 2030 Climate Target… Read more: EU climate legislation

The European Commission adopted today a new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change. The Strategy sets out… Read more: EU strategy on adaptation a Climate Change

Report of WMO reveals that the global mean temperature for 2020 was 1.2±0.1°C above the 1850–1900 baseline. Morover, 2020 is likely to be one… Read more: State of the Global Climate 2020

The discussion on the devastating flooding in Skewen in January, caused by water from old mine workings. The… Read more: Devastating flooding in Skewen

WMO recommends to calculate the new climate normals as soon as possible. C3S uses the 1991-2020 climate normal… Read more: Change of reference period for climate data

Mine shaft filling up with water and bursting after extreme rainfall causes flooding and damage to many homes in Skewen.… Read more: Extreme rainfall in Skewen

EU is calling for a global phase-out of harmful fossil-fuel subsidies including unabated coal in power generation. EU… Read more: Foreign Affairs Council calls for global action

Parts of Wales have been affected by flooding on the 19th of December. A coal tip is at… Read more: Flooding hit Wales after heavy rain

The Climate Action Tracker has calculated that global warming by 2100 could be as low as 2.1°C if… Read more: A turning point of Paris Agreement

02/12/2020 In annual EU Climate Action Progress Repor the EU commission revealed that greenhouse gas emissions in the… Read more: EU grennhouse gas emissions decreased in 2019

The annual report on the functioning of the European carbon market has finded that emissions from installations covered… Read more: EU Emissions Trading System decreased in 2019

The latest Copernicus Climate Change Service revealed that September 2020 is record-breaking month for the C3S dataset. Arctic… Read more: Record-breaking September 2020

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is very active. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the… Read more: 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

The 3rd TEXMIN meeting was held on the 18th of September 2020. Due to the pandemic situation, the… Read more: TEXMIN Partners Progress Meeting

The European Commission presented its plan to reduce net EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by… Read more: Commission proposes 55% cut in emissions by 2030

The paper entitled: “A Preliminary Assessment of Climate Change Impacts – Implications for Mining Activity in Polish Coal… Read more: TEXMIN about hazardous events in mining in Poland

Frans Timmermans said that the European Green Deal is Europe’s new growth strategy. A strategy where environmental, economic and social… Read more: Europe’s new growth strategy – the Green Deal 

A study published in Earth’s Future analyzes how climate change could shape water stress across international borders. The… Read more: Water stress vs climate change

A study published in Nature Climate Change presented that global warming would make persistent extreme weather, such as… Read more: Influence of climate change on Extreme weather conditions

The weather conditions in February caused severe flooding in communities across Rhondda Cynon Taf and other areas of… Read more: Giant coal tip in Rhondda Valley

Carbon Brief estimates that 2020 is most likely to be either the warmest or second warmest year on… Read more: 2020 as warmest year on record

The article entitled: “Aktuální pedologická problematika rekultivovaných lokalit oblasti Severočeských dolů a.s.” deals with the methodology of the… Read more: TEXMIN deals with restoration problems of North Bohemian Mines

The European Commission has published the first annual report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport related to the European… Read more: Annual report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport

Nine tipping points are thresholds where a small change could push a system into a completely new state.… Read more: Tipping points triggered by climate change

Project coordinator Małgorzata Markowska said about TEXMIN current undertaken work to compare climate and weather trends and to provide… Read more: TEXMIN project’ press release

The COP26 conference, scheduled to take place this November in Glasgow, is postponed untill 2021 as it cannot… Read more: COP26 delay

TEXMIN poster was prepared by Project Partners and is ready for non-technical dissemination among broader public. Texmin poster is… Read more: TEXMIN poster released

Ministry of Science and Higher Education has recognized the importance of problems that we have dealed with within… Read more: Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland about TEXMIN project

The 2nd TEXMIN partners meeting was held on the 18th/19th of February 2020 in Exeter, hosted by the… Read more: TEXMIN partners meeting

WWF report warns that mining companies and commodities face significant water risks (see whole report). Read more on wwf.panda.org

The European Investment Bank has launched the second edition of the EIB climate survey. The survey reavels citizens’… Read more: EIB climate survey

European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira visited Poland, what has opened a new chapter in the… Read more: Commissioner Ferreira visited Poland

The latest information shows that in 2019 temperatures were over 1.2 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 average. As… Read more: 2019 was the warmest year on record in Europe

The European Green Deal, presented by Commission on 11 December 2019, has revealed the ambition of becoming the… Read more: Climate-neutral continent by 2050

“Success in tackling the climate crisis is about collaboration, about interaction with different people that sometimes feel apart,… Read more: Comprehensive References for COP25

A landslide engulfed a gold mine in Democratic Republic Congo’s eastern Ituri province. It happened after days of… Read more: Climate change incident

European Parliament declares a climate and environmental emergency in Europe and globally in view of the upcoming COP… Read more: Climate environmental emergency

The relevant issue of COP25 will be “the single element of the Rulebook left outstanding in Katowice: the… Read more: Preparation to COP 25

Four reports presenting how the EU and its Member States implement EU climate policy was adopted by the… Read more: EU greenhouse gas emissions declined in 2018

TEXMIN project kick – off meeting was organized on 25th – 26th of September 2019 at Central Mining Institute (GIG)… Read more: Kick-off meeting