11-11-2013
STOPEP at the international Conference of Youth in Warsaw
Today in Warsaw starts the most important event in the global climate policy, the UN Conference of Parties (COP19). Delegates from the whole world meet to conduct negotiations which are to be finalized by a global agreement on emission reduction and climate protection. Read more »
30-10-2013
Environmental non-governmental organizations call on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to withdraw from extending the Opole Power Plant
On the eve of the UNFCCC climate conference COP19 in Warsaw, environmental non-governmental organizations appealed to the Prime Minister for a definite withdrawal from plans to extend the Opole Power Plant, the realisation of which will increase CO2 emissions by 9 mln tones a year. Read more »
27-9-2013
Fifth IPCC Report summary for policymakers published
Published once every 6 years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report is a result of cooperation of hundreds of leading scientists, and is considered the most important, most comprehensive and detailed statement summarizing our understanding of the mechanics of climate changes. Today the panel publishes the summary of the first part of the report for policymakers, which relates to mechanism and scale of climate changes as well as prognosis for the future. Read more »
26-8-2013
Largest coal development in EU threatens one of the last big and wild rivers in Europe
A group of Polish environmental organizations has submited an application for the annulment of the environmental impact assessment permit (EIA) for the construction of Poland’s „North” („Polnoc”) power plant – the largest planned coal power plant in Europe. Read more »
16-8-2013
One year delay in the completion of the North Power Plant announced
According to the information provided by Forsal.pl the completion of the construction of the North Power Plant will be delayed by one year. The first 900 MW coal block will be put into service not in 2017 but in 2018. Read more »
Are coal power plants dangerous to homan health?
According to estimations done by the HEAL organization, about half a million people in Europe die due to air pollution every year. Annually they cause aprox. 3000 premature deaths in Poland. Coal plants have their share in four of the five most common causes of death, that is, cancer in general, lung cancer, respiratory diseases, and circulatory system diseases. Children and elderly persons are especially vulnerable. A coal plant may emit pollution at a high altitude; while this reduces the threat to people living in the vicinity of the plant, it also transports the pollution to other areas, as far away as 500 km. Health experts estimated that air pollution from the Północ power plant could kill approx. 469 people and cause the loss of 5000 years of living and 470 000 workdays. The financial costs of health loss stemming from the pollution caused by the power plant during its 35 years of operation have been estimated at 363 – 1,107 billion Euro.