| CF | Cohesion Fund |
| CFE | OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities |
| DA SAŠA | Development Agency SAŠA |
| DUBT | Centre for Development, Demonstration and Training for Carbon-Free Technologies |
| DRR | Regional Development Agreement |
| EC | European Commission |
| EARS | Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF+ | European Social Fund Plus |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro (European single currency) |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| HSE | Holding Slovenske Elektrarne Group (Slovenian power utility) |
| IMAD | Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development |
| JTC | Just Transition Centre |
| JTF | Just Transition Fund |
| JTM | Just Transition Mechanism |
| LQ | Location quotient |
| MCRD | Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development (Slovenia) |
| NECP | Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NUTS | Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PMO | Prime Minister’s Office |
| PONI | Podjetno nad izzive entrepreneurship training programme |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| RDA | Regional development agency |
| RDP | Regional development programme |
| RDPC | Regional Development Policy Committee (OECD) |
| SAŠA | Savinjsko-Šaleška subregion |
| SG REFORM | Secretariat-General, Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (European Commission) |
| SORS | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia |
| SPIRIT Slovenia | Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Internationalisation, Foreign Investments and Technology |
| SPOT | Slovene Business Point (enterprise one-stop-shop and online portal) |
| SRIP MATPRO | Strategic Research and Innovation Partnership “Materials as End Products” |
| tCO₂e | Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent |
| TEŠ | Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant |
| TL2 | Territorial Level 2 (OECD large regions) |
| TL3 | Territorial Level 3 (OECD small regions) |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| ZSRR | Zakon o spodbujanju skladnega regionalnega razvoja (Act on the Promotion of Balanced Regional Development, Slovenia) |
Mining Regions and Cities in SAŠA and Zasavska, Slovenia
A Regional Approach for a Just Transition Away from Coal
