Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A tale of two climate scientists
For over a quarter of a century, climate science has been widely debated, with a range of views expressed on the role that carbon dioxide (CO2) plays in climate change. Here, two prominent scientists present their views not only on climate science, but also on energy supply and global politics: one at the Vatican and…
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EURACOAL President Cieslik addresses President Tusk and heads of state
The COP21 Paris Agreement has legally binding obligations on stocktaking and transparency, but not on emission targets: only the “well below 2°C” limit on global temperature rise. Even with all the major COP21 pledges (INDCs), and regardless of the EU’s own ambitious targets, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will increase by 2030. The EU’s proposed…
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New President of EURACOAL: Dr. Wolfgang Cieslik unanimously elected
The Executive Committee of EURACOAL elected Dr. Wolfgang Cieslik, member of the Board of Management of STEAG GmbH, as President of the European coal industry association. Dr. Cieslik, who is also Chairman of the Coal Importers’ Association (VDKi), takes on the presidency from Dr. Zygmunt Łukaszczyk, Chairman of the Board of Katowicki Holding Węglowy S.A., one…
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On COP21, “slave-traders” and press independence
Brussels, Sat 19/12/2015 17:18 (corrected Thu 28/01/2016 21:55 to clarify partnership between 350.org and Guardian) After reading all 1,001 comments made by Guardian readers in response to “Coal lobby boss says industry ‘will be hated like slave-traders’ after COP21” (Arthur Neslen, UK Guardian, 15 December 2015), I have selected the best and republish them below.…
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EU 2030 targets: why COP21 means less can be more…
Please see at this link our brochure arguing for a more realistic EU climate policy that can deliver a better environment, growth and jobs. Our COP21 report to EURACOAL members has been quoted by some media organisations. It was a mistake to share it. For those interested, the report is available here. It is not…
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Patron saint’s day celebrated by coal miners, amidst COP21 negotiations
Miners all over the world commemorate on the 4th of December their patron saint, St Barbara, requesting her continuing protection for their daily work. Mining traditions for this day span back for hundreds of years, including wearing the miners’ uniform, employee anniversaries and awards, retirement ceremonies, family trips to the mines and many other social…
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A pathway to clear, low emission coal use
EURACOAL, the European Association for Coal and Lignite, is supporting the World Coal Association’s workshop and conference “A pathway to clear, low emission coal use”, organised in Brussels from 9:00 to 16:15 on 17 November. Vladimír Budinsky, Vice President of EURACOAL and Vice Chairman of the Board at ČEZ Distribuce, previously Board Member responsible for strategy and communications…
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Report on the funding of anti-coal campaigns by NGOs
The European Association for Coal and Lignite (EURACOAL) released a report on the funding of anti-coal campaigns by NGOs. It finds that a wave of money is flooding into the EU policy space from a small number of super-rich donors, many from the US, who hope to influence EU climate and energy policy in favour…
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11th Coal Dialogue puts LCP BREF in the limelight
The 11th EC-EURACOAL Coal Dialogue examined the future role of coal in Europe and current challenges with Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, Director in DG Energy for the Internal Energy Market, Marianne Wenning, Director in DG Environment for Quality of Life, Water and Air, and Céline Gauer, Director in DG Competition for Markets and Cases concerning energy and…
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Coal Round takes off in the 8th European Parliament
Dr. Christian EHLER MEP and Prof. Jerzy BUZEK MEP hosted the first European Round Table on Coal of the new Parliament. MEPs from across the Union came along to better understand coal and the contribution it makes to a secure and reliable energy supply: 28% of the EU’s electricity is produced from coal. Prof. BUZEK…
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