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Publish date: January 28, 2010
Written by: Veronica Webster
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Despite the initial reticence of the Czech authorities to undertake an EIA due to the Micronesian request arriving fairly late in the planning stages of the plant, the Czech environment ministry has announced that it will allow in independent international assessment of the planned expansion.
Czech Environment Minister Jan Dusik told a press conference his government would ask an international group to review the project – which is also opposed by local environmental groups – to find out whether CEZ planned to use the best available technology.
He also said the ministry now views the expansion as a new plant, which means CEZ might have to make the refurbished Prunerov station more efficient than the utility has so far proposed due to improved EU and national legislation implemented since the original plant was built.
Micronesia’s request marks a new phase in environmental law, as developing nations and environmental advocates fight climate change on a global scale through legal tools which were previously reserved for nearby or cross-border environmental disputes.
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After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.
In the midst of a global discussion on whether natural gas should be used as a transitional fuel and whether emissions from its extraction, production, transport and use are significantly less than those from other fossil fuels, Russia has developed ambitious plans to increase its own production of liquified natural gas (LNG) in the Arctic – a region with 75% of proven gas reserves in Russia – to raise its share in the international gas trade.