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Complaint lodged against ESB over Colombian coal imports

19 January 2021  A formal complaint against the ESB has been lodged today in regards to imported coal from the Cerrejón mine in Colombia.  Filed by the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) through Ireland’s National Contact Point to the OECD, the complaint alleges that the ESB has breached its human Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsJanuary 19, 2021 ago
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Calls for ESB to explain large coal imports from controversial Colombian mine

September 21st, 2018 The Oireachtas environment committee has rejected calls to summon the ESB to appear before it over its importation of millions of tons of coal from a Colombian mine linked to human rights and environmental abuses. In a letter sent this week, four development and environmental NGOs – Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsSeptember 21, 2018 ago
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