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EU flag and climate warnings beamed on Prague

The UK's first wind farm in the Irish Sea which will supply 50,000 homes with power. Enlarge Image

EU renewables deal

As EU politicians reach a good agreement on renewable energy targets, Greenpeace declares the deal to be a ray of light amid the gloomy stone-age positions of EU member states on other elements of the package.

Greenpeace climbers make their way to the top of the Pątnów power coal fired power station chimney near Konin, western Poland. Greenpeace is focusing attention on the power plant because of Poland's over reliance on coal, the major contributor to climate change. The UN Cop14 climate talks take place in the nearby city of Poznan. Enlarge Image

Confronting coal in Europe

As politicians gather to discuss the future of our climate, we took dramatic action on land and at sea to kick start an energy revolution. In Poland, activists carrying a banner reading “Quit Coal, Save the Climate” have scaled the 150 metre-high chimney of the Pątnów power plant. Meanwhile in the Baltic Sea, activists have intercepted the 300 metre-long ship Hanjin Imabari. The ship is carrying a load of coal from Richards Bay, South Africa to North Europe’s biggest coal terminal at Danish coal plant Enstedværket in Aabenraa.

In the run up to the Poznan Cop14 climate summit, approximately twenty Greenpeace activists tip coal from a tipper truck and display banners reading 'Get serious, quit coal!' outside the Sheraton hotel, where the Summit on Sectoral Cooperation is being held. Greenpeace is targeting the meeting attended coal companies, heavy industry and at least 20 industry ministers by releasing its "True Cost of Coal" report, outlining the global cost of coal today. Enlarge Image

The True Cost of Coal

If we are to avert catastrophic climate change the world must quit coal. But, the industry and the powerful forces which rely on it will not go down without a fight. Today, in Warsaw, Greenpeace, provided them with two reminders of why we should quit coal.

Thirty Greenpeace activists have stopped the operation of a giant excavator in one of the largest lignite mines in the Czech Republic. Greenpeace is demanding the Czech Republic closes the ČSA mine by 2012, commits to progressively decreasing its own carbon emissions and plays a constructive role in climate policy making. Enlarge Image

Lignite mine expansion stopped in Czech Republic

Thirty of our activists have shut down a giant excavator in one of the largest lignite mines in the Czech Republic. We're calling on the Czech Republic to close this mine by 2012, commit to progressively decreasing their carbon emissions and to play a constructive role in the creation of effective climate policy.

Illegal deforestation and land grabbing (grilagem) in the Middle Land, State of Pará Enlarge Image

EU forest bail out falls short

Forest destruction is costing the global economy US $2 to $5 trillion per year — more than Wall Street has lost since the start of the current financial crisis. After stalling for years, the European Commission has finally come out with a proposal for illegal logging legislation and recommendations to tackle deforestation. Unfortunately, the law doesn’t do enough to address deforestation and illegal logging or what it is really costing us.

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