Europes top court ordered Poland on Friday to halt the extraction of lignite a low-quality brown coal at its Turow open-cast mine after a complaint from the neighbouring Czech Republic. The Czechs argue that the vast operation to mine lignite is a cross-border environmental hazard
Poland must immediately stop extracting brown coal at a mine on the border with the Czech Republic and Germany, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
In March the Czech Republic filed for an injunction, saying the Turow open-cast lignite mine drains groundwater away from surrounding areas and is harming Czech citizens.
The court s ruling on Friday is a temporary measure pending its final decision on the complaint.
Poland is still heavily reliant on coal, which accounts for 48 per cent of Poland s energy production compared with less than 17 per cent from lignite.
State-run energy company PGE Group contested the claim, arguing it would take years to phase out black coal in line with EU climate policies.
Poland must immediately stop mining lignite coal at the Turow mine operated by PGE, the European Union's top court said on Friday, handing a win to the Czech government which had sought an order to stop the mining activities.
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JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia’s exports racked up their strongest rise in 11 years in April, boosted by a surge in prices of key commodities such as palm oil and copper, though the unexpectedly robust figure is not expected to change the central bank’s policy settings.
The resource-rich nation’s shipments rose 51.94% on a yearly basis to $18.48 billion, marking the sharpest increase since 2010 and beating a forecast 41% rise in a Reuters poll. The export value was the highest since August, 2011.
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LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 20 (Reuters) - It is probably just ironic coincidence, but the same day the International Energy Agency (IEA) called on the world to end fossil fuel investments, the Australian government announced plans for a new, $460 million natural gas-fired power plant.
The stark contrast between the two announcements is, however, emblematic of the challenges the world faces in transitioning from fossil fuel energy to cleaner renewables as efforts to combat climate change become more urgent and widespread across the globe.
The IEA’s report on the pathway to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, released on May 18, warned that investment in oil, natural gas and coal projects must come to an end if the target has any chance of being reached.