Lecture and discussion on the "Coal Atlas Saxony"
6 July, 6.30 pm at the Environmental Centre
Next Thursday, 6 July at 6.30 pm, a lecture followed by a discussion on the "Coal Atlas Saxony" will take place at the Environmental Centre, Henriettenstraße 5. The speaker will be Dr David Greve, Managing Director of BUND Sachsen. Admission is free of charge.
Background:
The lignite industry has a long tradition in Saxony. However, open-cast lignite mining and lignite-fired power generation have long been controversial: climate change, pollutant emissions, aftercare for open-cast mining landscapes, unresolved financial risks and opportunities for regions through structural change and a consistent switch to renewable energies are the main issues associated with lignite in Saxony.
The Coal Atlas was published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation. The event is being held at the Environmental Centre in cooperation with the Stiftung Weiterdenken and BUND Sachsen.
"You can look forward to an exciting evening followed by a discussion - the creators of the Coal Atlas hope to make a small contribution to a rapid phase-out of lignite, an accelerated energy transition in Saxony and an opportunity for the coalfields beyond coal," says speaker Dr David Greve.