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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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.