Poland archive
An expensive addiction: heavy coal handouts halt Polish energy transition
The massive financial support granted to Poland’s energy sector does not boost the development of green energy. Most of it goes to coal plants.
Commission accepts access to justice complaints concerning Poland and Bulgaria
The latest Commission infringement package brings some good news for access to justice.
Last training on “Access to justice for a greener Europe” at the Warsaw Bar Association in Poland
The last of eight trainings under the “Access to justice for a greener Europe” (A2J EARL) project took place on 7 November 2019 at the Warsaw Bar Association.
The CJEU issued two landmark judgments on the Polish judicial system
In November 2019 the Court of Justice of the European Union issued two landmark judgments concerning the independence of the judiciary in Poland.
Discussion on the Polish bill of the so-called coal mining special act
The aim of the meeting was to analyse whether the changes proposed in the draft amendments to the Geological and Mining Law complied with Polish, EU and international law.
ClientEarth Poland trains NGOs on Access to justice
ClientEarth held its sixth training on Access to justice at the European Commission Representation in Poland
Access to justice in environmental matters in Poland: what’s next?
EU law also requires that the public and environmental NGOs have access to courts to challenge forest management plans. This was not the case in Poland.
Europe’s largest coal plant: five reasons to bring a lawsuit
Read our five facts that illustrate why we’ve brought a case against Europe’s largest coal plant – Belchatow and demanding they stop burning coal by 2035.
Challenging Poland’s flagship coal plant
Belchatow power plant in Poland is five times the size of the average plant. There is no place for a plant this huge and this dirty in Europe, which is supposed to be spearheading the global climate fight.
We’re challenging Europe’s most climate-damaging power plant
Today we launched a legal challenge against Europe’s largest power plant – Belchatow – and two of its mines to demand it stop burning lignite by 2035.
Major court win shows power of corporate law to fight climate change
ClientEarth lawyers have scored a major win in Poland, which puts the future of planned coal plant Ostrołęka C in question.
Huge court win as we block Polish coal-fired power station
The long-contested Polnoc coal-fired power plant in Poland will not be built, after a ruling from the Polish Supreme Administrative Court.
“The Lost Seasons”: musicians take on climate change in new Polish documentary
Communicating climate change through electro? Two composers are finding new ways to shed light on the biggest global challenge.
Poland’s top court upholds solid fuel ban for Krakow
Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court has upheld today the decision to ban solid coal and wood burning in Krakow.
ClientEarth lawyers launch court fight to block major new coal mine in Poland
Approval for a huge new coal mine that would leave 3,000 people in search of new homes is being challenged by ClientEarth’s lawyers in Poland.
First Polish seminar on access to justice organised at the Ombudsman’s Office
The barriers and challenges related to access to justice in environmental matters were the subjects of a seminar organized by ClientEarth in the last week of January in the Office of the Ombudsman in Warsaw.
Lawyers sound alarm over new Polish plans to log Bialowieza Forest
Lawyers at ClientEarth have criticised moves by the Polish state-owned forestry company to restart commercial logging in the Bialowieza Forest.
We have joined the fight to stop Polish bison cull
Environmental lawyers have challenged an authorisation for the planned killing of 40 protected European Bison in north-eastern Poland.
ClientEarth organises a seminar on Access to Justice for the Polish Ombudsman’s lawyers
The first seminar of the year on Access to justice will be held on January 29th in Poland, as part of the ATOJ-EARL and IVF projects.
Ostroleka C owners ‘on a financial tightrope’ ahead of capacity market auction
ClientEarth has issued a further legal warning to Polish energy companies Enea and Energa as they prepare to bid for state subsidies for controversial coal power plant Ostrołęka C.
New report: Poland’s energy future at a crossroads as it trails behind EU peers
A new report by ClientEarth shows Poland is trailing behind other EU countries in phasing out fossil fuels in favour of renewable energy.
ClientEarth standing in Nord Stream 2 development permits cases
ClientEarth has taken legal action against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline extension, a project to build and operate a new twin pipeline from Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany.
World-first climate risk case launched over major coal plant in Poland
Company Enea will have to justify its decision to power ahead with the controversial project in court, as Poland feels the pressure before COP24.
Major energy firms exposed to shareholder action over coal power plant Ostrołęka C
Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have put the directors of Energa and Enea on notice of the increasing risk of legal action if they proceed with the project.