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 »
Who will construct the Północ power plant
The French company Alstom has been chosen as the main contractor of the Północ power plant. Alstom is infamous for numerous scandals, including cases of corruption. The company and/or its staff has been found guilty of corruption offences in relation to at least seven other cases. Alstom has been under observation by the Norwegian Finance Ministry since 2011 after its Council on Ethics recommended in 2010 to exclude Alstom from the Government Pension Fund Global. Most recently, the UK Serious Fraud Office charged Alstom Network UK with paying around USD 8.5 million in bribes between 2000 and 2006 to win transport contracts in India, Poland and Tunisia. Scandals and unethical business practices did not escape the notice of the civil society. In 2013 Alstom was nominated for the ‘prestigious’ Public Eye Awards, or the ‘award of shame’, for the worst company of the year.
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