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November 29, 2018

Climate Activists Scale Polish Power Plant Ahead of COP24
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And in more environmental news, Greenpeace activists climbed a 600-foot
chimney at a power station in central Poland Tuesday to protest the
country's use of coal ahead the of U.N. climate talks next month.

Katarzyna Guzek: "Belchatow power plant is the largest coal-fired power
plant in Europe and one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the
world. Greenpeace activists are pointing fingers at this particular
facility because it's the largest climate killer in Europe. Soon, the
political leaders will meet in Katowice at the climate summit COP24 to
discuss the future of climate policies. This kind of action should
encourage everybody to demand from political and business leaders to
transition from coal towards renewable energy and energy efficiency."

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10th to December 15th.


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