PETITION TOOL The seven rules below establish guidance for regional and national authorities developing strategies for, and implementing the just transition at regional level. They are particularly relevant to the ‘country teams’ who discuss and plan the transition, eventually selecting projects to apply for EU funding, under the EU Coal Regions in Transition Initiative. The full implementation of these rules …

Citizens and environmental organizations have emphasized the negative impact of the Turów Mine on the environment, including poor air quality, i.e. the presence of toxic suspended particulate matter and drying of drinking water intakes in the Czech Republic. Dr Hanna Schudy, an activist of EKO-UNIA says – We also point out that in the age of climate disaster counting on …

We will link all three states – the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany – symbolically. We will emphasize that we are living together on one planet, and if we destroy it, it will be a problem for all of us. There are many reasons to participate! Turów mine already has a direct impact on the enormous loss of groundwater that …

Press release by the Ecological Association EKO-UNIA Outstanding experts met to discuss energy perspectives for Poland, and especially energy and climate transition of Lower Silesia in the context of the plans to expand the region’s biggest open-pit lignite mine and power plant in Turów. Referring to social barriers of decarbonisation of economy, Izabela Zygmunt of Bankwatch CEE/Polish Green Network said*: …

Turów Mine explains the high concentration of suspended ashes in the air with transport and low-level emissions. The Lower Silesia Smog Alert has applied for all-year monitoring of air quality in Bogatynia Zatonie. “In Bogatynia Zatonie other sources of pollution than heating are decisive for air quality. This is evidenced by results of a study by Voivodeship Environmental Protection Inspectorate …

http://http://eko-unia.org.pl/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rozwoj_tak.jpgNationale Nederlanden is supporting Polish coal mines and power plants that cause an estimated5,800 premature deaths every year throughout Europe and undermine international climate actionsby further expanding sector’s coal capacity. During NN’s annual general meeting on Thursday, 31May in Den Haag, a representative of a Polish NGO, Foundation Development YES – Open-pitMines NO”, will call on the company to divest …

Regional Development, Environment and Tourism,Increased awareness, education and improvement of regional strategies on environmental protection, climate change and sustainable development PROJECT RELEVANCE AND CONTEXT Climate change affects all regions around the world. All countries from the V4 region are not excluded of the influence. Adapting to the many changes that European society faces, is a challenge, but it is also …

Europe’s fifth biggest insurer recognises the risk that climate change poses and has committed to supporting the development of a low-carbon economy. It has declared its support for the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement including its goal of keeping global warming “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels. However, Aviva still actively supports coal and tar sands companies whoseactivities are fueling dangerous …

CommerzBank k is the main stockholder of the Polish bank mBank, which is financially involved in the biggest Polish coal companies, e.g. Enea, PGE, ZE PAK. Polish energy companies want to build more than 10GW of power plant capacity –3.2GW is already under construction. Currently, the biggest planned power plant in Poland is Ostroleka C (1,000 MW) and one of …