CLIMATE ACTIVISTS SUE EUROPE’S BIGGEST COAL PLANT

09/30/2019

On September 26, the global environmental charity ClientEarth announced it will sue PGE GiEK over excessive emissions at the Bełchatów plant in Poland. The lawsuit demands that the plant operators stop burning lignite, a highly polluting form of coal, and eliminate carbon emissions by 2035. Poland derives approximately 80% of its energy from coal, and Polish President Andrzej Duda says there are no plans to stop using the country’s coal supply. The Bełchatów plant is Europe’s largest coal plant, with annual carbon dioxide emissions equal to that of New Zealand. For the full story, see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/26/fight-power-climate-activists-europe-biggest-coal-poland-bechatow.