If banks aspire to be 'doctors of the economy', they…
14-04-2020
The crisis caused by Covid-19 means for the banking sector the need for immediate action to reduce crisis economic impact, but also the urgent need to include in their policies...
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Silent permission for the controversial Turów opencast mine
25-03-2020
The Polish authorities have quietly extended the mining license for the controversial Turów open pit mine, ignoring Czech Republic, MEP's as well as Czechs and Germans from border towns objections...
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Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2020.
18-03-2020
Banking on Climate Change. Fossil fuel finance report 2020 has been published on March 18, 2020. It summarizes the activities of 35 banks in financing the fossil fuel industry and...
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In battle of climate activists vs. insurers, who will be…
16-03-2020
From coal mines to fossil fuels and oil sands, the insurance industry is facing increasing pressure from activists, the public, and its own employees to move away from industries whose...
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Petition for saving drinking water submitted to the European Parliament
06-03-2020
Petition for saving drinking water submitted to the European Parliament On 5 March 2020, the petition signed by 13,000 people from Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic was submitted to the...
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Petition for saving drinking water on the border of Czechia…
18-02-2020
Municipalities in the Liberec Region are at risk of losing drinking water for approximately 30,000 inhabitants. They are endangered by the existing activities and expansion of the Polish lignite mine...
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Last coal plant under construction in Poland facing cancellation
14-02-2020
WARSAW, 14 February 2020 – Polish energy companies Enea SA and Energa SA have suspended financing for Ostrołęka C, the last coal plant under construction in Poland, citing difficulties obtaining...
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Polish farmers fight Europe's largest coal plant
10-02-2020
There is no sensible plan for transforming the coal mining regions in Poland. In fact even the discussion about mining region transformation and just transition has not really started in...
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Netherlands' $515 billion pension fund to accelerate cuts to fossil…
04-02-2020
The Netherlands’ biggest pension fund, ABP, intends to reduce the carbon footprint of its asset portfolio by 40% from 2015 levels by 2025. Its plans to exit coal and tar...
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Stop the money. Save the future!
30-01-2020
Want to know why preventing the finance industry from supporting the coal industry is crucial in times of the #ClimateEmergency?! Read that blog below: https://beyond-coal.eu/2020/01/21/stop-the-money-save-the-future/
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Poland’s coal appetite angers its neighbor
29-01-2020
The water crisis caused by Turów mine is already happening. Polish authorities took a shortcut and instead of making sure that the Czech and German neighbours agree with the solutions...
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Turów lignite mine and plant responsible for 80 premature deaths…
27-01-2020
Polish state-owned company PGE aims to get a new mining concession to expand the current Turów lignite open-pit mine in Bogatynia bordering Germany and Czechia. Further mine expansion would have...
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