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Turów would avert many disasters by saying goodbye to coal

May 14, 2024 12:56 pm Published by

On 13 March 2024, environmental activists in Poland won a court case against the Turów coal mine. The ruling, handed down by a regional administrative court in Warsaw, invalidated the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) required by PGE, Poland’s largest power producer, to  secure its mining licence until 2044. 

From doubts to joy. Wind energy has transformed our municipalities in Poland.

January 14, 2025 8:00 am Published by

The idea of building windmills in the Pomeranian municipality of Potęgowo first appeared nearly 25 years ago. Back then, rumors swirled that the presence of windmills would be disastrous for local agriculture—chickens would stop laying eggs, and cows would stop producing milk. Today, we can safely say that it was all fairytales. Since the first turbines were installed in 2008, Potęgowo has seen the construction of 56 turbines, with 23 more currently underway.

Where the Wind Blows, Prosperity Grows in Poland

January 8, 2025 11:47 am Published by

Wind turbines offer us the chance to use local resources and become permanently independent of fossil fuels. Yet, Andrzej Duda is once again missing an excellent opportunity to secure our future, to the detriment of Poles and the economy.

Renewables + Energy Savings = BFF❤

March 29, 2023 4:53 pm Published by

Just as we expect every last one of the 157 coal plants remaining in Europe will end up with pre-2030 closure dates in the coming years, we also expect that by 2035 our power sector will be based completely on renewable energy instead of fossils. That is what we will campaign for: going Beyond Fossil Fuels. 

Europe’s coal phaseout: we’re halfway there

March 23, 2021 2:03 pm Published by

It has been five years since the UN Paris Climate Agreement, and in that short time, half of Europe’s coal plants have closed, or have announced pre-2030 closure plans. 2030 is now the key date for coal in Europe and the OECD, as it’s the latest possible moment these countries can close their coal plants and still meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.