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 …

https://eko-unia.org.pl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Joint-declaration_PL.pdf Joint declaration: Germany, Poland, European Commission, Council of Europe Development Bank and World Bank must STOP labeling expansion for economic interests as “flood protection” STOP measures that actually deteriorate flood protection and infringe EU Environmental Law; STOP the expansion of the River Oder! We urge the European Commission and the German and Polish governments to stop the crossborder expansion …

PDF here —- Letter closed for signatures. Nikos Mantzaris, The Green Tank Ioana Ciuta, CEE Bankwatch Network Radosław Gawlik, Stowarzyszenie Ekologiczne EKO-UNIA Jean Martin, Senior Campaign Manager, Share Action Nicolò Wojewoda, Europe Regional Director, 350.org Irene Lucius, WWF-Central and Eastern Europe Antonio Tricarico, Programs Director, Re:Common, Italy Elif Gündüzyeli, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe Antje von Broock, BUND (Friends of …

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 …

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*: …

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 …

An appeal to mBank: funding coal affects climate and health Environmentalists of Ecological Association EKO-UNIA took part in the General Assembly of Stockholders of mBank to call on the bank to improve its climate policies and to stop funding companies which plan new coal-based projects. – We hope that mBank which supports the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity and many …

Allianz is becoming more sustainable in the West … will it maintain standards and take full social responsibility for its investments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)? Allianz is divesting its own assets from coal, but not the more than $1 trillion in third party assets, which it manages through subsidiaries such as PIMCO or Allianz Poland S.A. At the …