European and worldwide insurance companies enforce policies of restricting insuring and investing in the coal companies. Against these trends, Polish PZU Capital Group is still not only underwriting operating mines…
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…
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 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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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…
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…
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…
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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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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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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Polish coalition against open-pit mining in solidarity with protests in Germany
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Which banks are still financing the global coal industry? Report
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Key points from the Limited Utility report
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Finance Campaigner at Polish Foundation “RT-ON”
Written on Tuesday, 04 January 2022 11:11
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The hearing in the CJEU is the result of helplessness of the Polish government in the face of the just transition of the Turów regionThe hearing in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the Turów open-pit mine is underway. Despi
Written on Tuesday, 09 November 2021 11:18
