The Carbon Dinosaur in the Czech Republic

Dates in the Czech Republic
>>	8 September 04 Village of Horni Jiretin Horni Jiretin is facing destruction as the Government wants to open up extension of Northern Bohemian opencast lignite mines at the expense of the people -- and disregarding that the Czech Republic has already today the highest per capita emissions in Europe.
>>	10+11 September 04 City of Prague The Czech Environment minister Libor Ambrozek chaining down the Carbon Dinosaur. Hnuti Duha demands that the Czech government follows suit: "Czech coal is ruining the climate!" Tourist guides integrate the dinosaur visit into their programme.
>>	12-13 September 04 City of Brno
To find out more about the Carbon Dinosaur in the Czech Republic and when and where to meet it, please refer to the contact details on the right.

CZECH | The Czech Republic, with its old fashioned coal power plants and inefficient industry is one of the highest polluters in Europe. Greenhouse Gas Emissions are 1/3 higher than EU average and per unit of GDP the figure is two times higher. So far, Climate Change has not been identified as a major issue in the Czech Republic and reducing carbon emissions are not a priority. The recently adopted national energy strategy aims to reach present EU per capita average by 2030. The energy sector is the largest source of Carbon emissions, they are responsible for almost half of the total emissions which was 144 million tonnes in 2001. Despite these facts, the Czech Republic is well on track with meeting its Kyoto target.

Hnuti DUHA (Friends of the Earth Czechia) in co-operation with Centrum pro dopravu a energetiku (Climate Action Network) are thus planning to exhibit Carbon Dinosaur in three different places.

The Carbon Dinosaur Tour in the Czech Republic will target groups responsible for blocking cleaner and more efficient energy consumption.

The Czech Power Company "CEZ" is the main polluter in the country (28% share of total CO2 emissions) The coal mining lobby, who represent an industry responsible for 56% of overall Carbon emissions in the first quarter of this year and the Ministry for Industry and Trade, which is unwilling to promote any substantial changes.

Ceská republika patrí se svými zastaralými uhelnými elektrárnami a neefektivním prumyslem mezi nejhorší znecištovatele v Evrope. Emise skleníkových plynu na obyvatele jsou o celou tretinu vyšší než v clenských státech Evropské unie a v prepoctu na jednotku HDP jsou dokonce dvojnásobné. Témer polovinu celkových emisí, kterých v roce 2001 bylo 144 miliónu tun, produkuje energetika. Pres výše uvedená fakta plní CR svuj kjótský závazek ve snižování emisí a hrozba globální zmeny klimatu stále není považována za prioritní oblast. Navíc nedávno schválená Státní energetická koncepce neslibuje žádné velké zmeny ani do budoucna - cíl dosáhnout v roce 2030 soucasného prumeru Evropské unie v emisích na hlavu nelze hodnotit jako ambiciózní.

Tato kampan má proto za cíl upozornit na tri nejvetší prekážky cistšího a efektivnejšího zpusobu využívání energie v Ceské republice: elektrárenský gigant CEZ, hlavního znecištovatele v zemi (CEZ je zodpovedný za 28% našich emisí CO2), uhelnou lobby (nejvetší podíl na celkové výrobe mely v prvním ctvrtletí letošního roku uhelné elektrárny, a to 56%) a Ministerstvo prumyslu a obchodu, které není ochotno podporit potrebné zmeny. Hnutí DUHA (Friends of the Earth Ceská republika) ve spolupráci s Centrem pro dopravu a energetiku (Climate Action Network) plánují vystavit "Uhlosaura" na trech ruzných místech.

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