4-4-2019
Hearing cancelled, Północ power plant still without building permit
On April 3, 2019, a final hearing on the building permit for the Północ Power Plant was to take place in Warsaw, Poland. Finally, for procedural reasons, the hearing was cancelled. This means that Północ power plant still does not have a building permit. Read more »
17-2-2017
NGOs call on the Polenergia’s shareholders: give up on the Północ coal power plant.
On February 17th 2017, 9 environmental organizations including the Stop Elektrowni Północ Coalition, 350.org, Eko-Unia and Foundation “Development YES – Open-pit mines NO” sent a letter to the Shareholders of Polenergia SA, owner of the Północ Power Plant project. Read more »
6-12-2016
No permit for new coal!
Judges in Gdansk, Poland have revoked a permit to a controversial Elektrownia Północ power plant, sending the project back to square one. Read more »
24-10-2016
Wildlife Association Jackdaw joins StopEP coalition
The Wildlife Association Jackdaw (Kawka) is the first and the only organization from Bydgoszcz which brings together naturalists, scientists and wildlife lovers keen on environmental protection. Today the Association joins the other 7 organisations forming the Stop the Północ Power Plant coalition. Read more »
14-9-2016
Court hearing postponed. Still no building permit for the Północ Power Plant.
A hearing on the building permit for the Północ Power Plant was to be held on Wednesday, September 14th before the provincial administrative court in Gdańsk. It was, however, postponed for formal reasons. For the investor this means another moths without building permit. Read more »
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What will be the Północ power plant’s impact on climate?
Elektrownia Północ would be one of the biggest coal-fired power plants in Poland. It would burn approximately 3,7 million tons of coal annually. Although the investor did not even care to estimate how much greenhouse gases it will emit, we might expect that Północ will become a new climate wrecker – it will be more than 8 million tons of carbon dioxide a year – the yearly emissions of countries such as Togo or Cyprus.
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