Europe’s Dirtiest Coal Plant Owner Told to Talk to Green Groups

  • PGE given three months to find solution at Belchatow in Poland
  • ClientEarth wants giant power plant to close by 2035
Conveyor systems transport lignite to the PGE SA Belchatow power plant in Belchatow, Poland.Photographer: Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg
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The owners of Europe’s dirtiest power plant were told to discuss the future of the facility with climate change activists who want it to close earlier than planned, part of a year-long legal dispute in Poland.

A judge at the district court in Lodz said Tuesday that the state-owned utility PGE SA should attempt to reach a settlement with climate activists within three months and, according to the activist group, said climate change is a crisis that requires the company’s attention.