Chinese private company wants to build a coal power plant on protected beach in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey
With the 2019 Belt and Road Forum in China starting today, Chinese overseas investments will be in the spotlight. HEAL(Health and Environment Alliance), WWF-Turkey, TEMA Foundation, Climate Action Network Europe,…
Press release: EU action on Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution is a unique opportunity to improve health and productivity
Step forward for health protection in Turkey: Proposal to extend the pollution exemptions given to privatised coal power plants withdrawn
Last night, 14 February, all political parties in the Turkish Parliament agreed to withdraw a proposal on granting exemptions from environmental investments including filtration systems, flue gas facilities and ash…
Turkish Parliament will vote about polluting coal power plants next week
Incentives and pollution exemptions given to the privatised coal power plants can be extended until 2021, threatening health The Turkish government has already vowed to increase its coal-fired power generation…
Coal phase out for health overdue
NGO statement urging Turkish decision makers to step up at COP24
More than 25 NGOs working in Turkey released a joint statement urging Turkish decision makers to focus on raising ambition, and reaping the benefits of a low-carbon just transition at…
Spotlight on climate change and health
During COP24, several events will shed light on the health impacts of climate change, the opportunities to boost health through ambitious climate mitigation, and the need for health sector engagement.…
End Coal for Healthy Energy, Healthy People and the Climate
With our members, partners and our network, HEAL is working to tackle climate change as the public health challenge of the 21st century. In order to reach a healthy energy…
Unmask my City: Global health professionals initiative for clean air
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is calling on city authorities to clean up the air in Europe and meet the WHO’s air quality guidelines as part of the “Unmask…
Call to protect people’s health as permitting of new coal power projects accelerates in Turkey, including in Eskisehir city
Health groups are concerned about the acceleration of permissions for new coal power plants fuelled with lignite and importated coal, with the approval of two impact assessment (EIA) reports and…
Increase in number of Coal Power Plants in Canakkale City, Turkey puts air quality and health at risk
Brussels – The city of Canakkale in Turkey is not only famous with its Galipoli and Troia wars, it is unfortunately also a coal and health hotspot in the country. In…