On 14 December, over 150 environmental NGOs from across Europe sent a letter to the European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and the Environment Commissioner Viginijus Sinkevičius raising concerns about the overall ambition of the EU Nature Restoration Law, which is in the final stages of preparation by the European Commission.  NGOs are strongly convinced that clear measurable targets for …

Dear participants of the 9th of November 5th PCI list High-Level Decision-Making meeting We, over 100 civil society organisations from across Europe are writing to you concerning the upcoming 5th list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI list) High-Level DecisionMaking Meeting taking place on the 9th of November. We are aware that on this occasion decision-makers will discuss – to …

EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY 6:00 CEST, 20 SEPTEMBER 2021 Stepping On The Gas Poland is planning the biggest fossil gas expansion in Europe, as revealed by Ember’s analysis of Poland’s energy strategy, Polish Energy Policy until 2040 (PEP2040).  In this piece we consider how feasible it is that Poland’s gas plans will materialise, analysing planned new gas projects and coal-to-gas conversions. …

In this open letter, the EEB and partner NGOs call on the International Commission for the Protection of the Odra River against Pollution and the Water Directors of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland to take the necessary measures to protect the river from the disruptive impacts of lignite mining. The Oder river basin is facing an ecological crisis. Lignite …

The Zgorzelec region (where Turów complex is located) was most likely excluded from the support of the Just Transition Fund. All because of the policy of the Polish government and the Polish coal company PGE, which have no plan for the transformation of the Zgorzelec region and want the Turów power plant and mine to operate until 2044. – “2044 …

The Zgorzelec region (where Turów complex is located) was most likely excluded from the support of the Just Transition Fund. All because of the policy of the Polish government and the Polish coal company PGE, which have no plan for the transformation of the Zgorzelec region and want the Turów power plant and mine to operate until 2044. – “2044 is …

On May 15, the PGE plans to open a new unit (496 MW) at the Turów power plant in Bogatynia. This is the last lignite-fired unit to be built in Poland. Despite the use of modern technology, this unit will still emit carbon dioxide – about 2.7 million tons per year. Its negative impact on climate change is contrary to …

The canal project is not able to achieve its goal of connecting the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea via inland navigation. As the project is enormously costly and would lead to huge environmental damage, we ask the European Commission to form its own independent opinion. The affected countries – the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Austria …

BERLIN, 28 January 2020 – Polish authorities have controversially rubber-stamped an environmental permit for the expansion of PGE’s Turów open-pit lignite mine, just hours after receiving critical submissions from a German public consultation process. This indicates that concerns from German people affected by the project are not being taken seriously as part of a crucial process to protect the health …