Spain’s blackout underscores – not undermines – the urgency of…
09-05-2025
On April 28, 2025, at precisely 12:33 PM, the Iberian Peninsula was rocked by one of the most significant power outages in modern Spanish history. Within seconds, a series of...
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Polish coalition against open-pit mining in solidarity with protests in…
16-01-2023
For many years there has been a protest around the German open-pit lignite mine Garzweiler in North Rhine-Westphalia. In recent days, culminating demonstrations have taken place among the public who...
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Which banks are still financing the global coal industry? Report
16-02-2022
A new report reveals which financial institutions are behind the biggest culprits of climate change. Commercial banks have allocated $ 1.5 trillion to the coal industry since 2019. Financial institutions from the...
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Key points from the Limited Utility report
03-02-2022
Despite 16 of 21 major European coal-burning utilities analyzed in the report pledging to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, the report shows that none of them plan...
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Finance Campaigner at Polish Foundation “RT-ON”
04-01-2022
Foundation “RT-ON” is looking for a passionate and creative finance campaigner to join ourteam to help accelerate the shift of investment and underwriting by (re)insurance companiesaway from coal mines and...
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The hearing in the CJEU is the result of helplessness…
09-11-2021
The hearing in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the Turów open-pit mine is underway. Despite months of negotiations, Poland failed to reach an agreement with...
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The One-for-One Rule: A way for COP26 ambitions to manifest…
02-11-2021
The One-for-One Rule: A way for COP26 ambitions to manifest in policy As world leaders gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), plans will be laid...
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Climate campaigners at Baden-Baden Insurance Conference call for an end…
18-10-2021
[Baden-Baden, Germany] - On Sunday, October 17th, climate campaigners from a number of groups, including the Insure Our Future campaign, Parents for Future and Fridays for Future, will gather to...
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Job vacancy: Media Officer at Foundation “RTON”
13-09-2021
The “RTON” is looking for an experienced, passionate and creative Media Officer to join our team to help shift global finance out of fossil fuels. Location: Remotely, Europe Remuneration: Depending on experience Terms...
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European power companies face €114 billion ‘debt trap’ if they…
10-09-2021
This is a very concerning risk for Enea Group, Tauron Polska Energia S.A and The PGE Group, which are decisively delaying their proactive investments in zero-carbon technologies and are in...
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Joint letter to the members of the Net-Zero Asset Owner…
06-07-2021
5th of July 2021 Dear Sir/Madam, As you are aware, in its recently published Net Zero by 2050 Scenario (NZE 2050), the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that “there is no need...
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A 10 Year battle for a better future for local…
18-06-2021
It has been a decade since the founding of Coalition „Development Yes – Open Pit Mines No!” and is still operating, uniting NGOs, scientists, experts, local governments, activists and ordinary...
Read moreOur mission
We say Yes! to progress * Yes to non-invasive and environmentally friendly technology * Yes to renewable energy sources.
We say No! to environmental damage * No to the extraction and burning of fossil fuels * No to the construction of new opencast lignite mines.
THE FUTURE IS CLEAN AND GREEN!
FOUNDATION „DEVELOPMENT YES - OPEN-PIT MINES NO”
Al. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 24, 59-220 Legnica, Poland
tel. +48 76 845 67 53; +48 661 863 478
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