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Energy sector restructuring – a way to solve Poland’s crisis
2-7-2013

Energy sector restructuring – a way to solve Poland’s crisis

The Institute for Structural Research (Instytut Badań Strukturalnych) with the Institute for Sustainable Development (Instytut na rzecz Ekorozwoju) have published a report “2050.pl A journey to a low-carbon future” (2050.pl. Podróż do niskoemisyjnej przyszłości) which describes the absolutely necessary modernization of Polish energy sector. Read more »

Coal-fired power plants kill thousands Poles annually
6-6-2013

Coal-fired power plants kill thousands Poles annually

Greenpeace Polska has published an expert report ‘Coal kills. The analysis of health costs of emissions of the Polish power sector’ (Węgiel zabija. Analiza kosztów zdrowotnych emisji zanieczyszczeń z polskiego sektora energetycznego) which analyses the impact on human health resulting from pollution caused by the Polish power sector. Read more »

The North Power Plant and the Bogdanka Mine amend their coal contract
5-6-2013

The North Power Plant and the Bogdanka Mine amend their coal contract

On the 3th of June the North Powered Plant signed an annex to a contract with the Bogdanka Mine on coal supply. Read more »

Coal power plants make us sick – sais the HEAL report
4-6-2013

Coal power plants make us sick – sais the HEAL report

On the 3th of June the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) published a report “The unpaid health bill. How coal Power plants make us sick”, which shows the scientific evidences that air pollution, including the emissions from coal-fired power plants, is an important risk factor for health. Read more »

Client Earth lodges a complaint with the European Commission concerning the Opole Power Plant and the implementation of the CCS Directive
17-5-2013

Client Earth lodges a complaint with the European Commission concerning the Opole Power Plant and the implementation of the CCS Directive

On May 13th the Client Earth Foundation announced that a complaint against the Polish Government concerning the development of the Opole Power Plant and the implementation of the CCS Directive had been lodged with the European Commission. 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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