Energy issues

3. 6. 2015 | Today the government approved the National Action Plan for the Development of Nuclear Energy (NAP JE) in the Czech Republic. It is annoying that the Ministry of Industry does not pay more attention to strategies of energy efficiency and development of renewable energy sources. Genuine energy security and autonomy of the Czech Republic is difficult to imagine without the use of considerable potential for energy savings and locally available renewables. More in the press release.

2. 6. 2015 | The National Action Plan for the Development of Nuclear Energy (NAP JE) in the Czech Republic envisages the preparation of four new reactors - two in Dukovany NPP and two in Temelín NPP. A critical problem, which the government sets aside for the future, is to ensure a meaningful economic project. According to ALIES, Calla and Hnutí DUHA, this nuclear plan will draw the future government in 2025 into a nuclear trap, since the future government should make a decision on the continuation of the project and also financial support for it from public sources. Detailed remarks are in the press release.

19. 5. 2015 | After years of delay, the government approved the update of the State Energy Policy (ASEK) of the Czech Republic. The ASEK shows some opportunities for the Czech energy sector. However, as a whole it is badly composed - it deliberately avoids the key issue of brown coal mining limits and significantly underestimates the potential of domestic clean energy sources and energy savings. More in the press release.

18. 4. 2015 |

April 18, 2015 - The Day Against the Geological Disposal Facility. On Saturday 18th April 2015, there will be held marches, concerts and other events to mark the joint protest in all seven sites in the Czech Republic which were chosen by the Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (RAWRA/SÚRAO) because of the siting process for a geological disposal facility. By protesting, population in the affected municipalities wanted to draw attention to their fundamental disagreement that is not respected by the state. Detailed information on individual events and the topic of geological disposal is accessible via www.nechcemeuloziste.cz. More in a press release.

12. 12. 2014 | Ministers will decide at their Monday's meeting of the Minister Mládek's plan to initiate the approval procedure, which would enable the construction of a new uranium mine at Brzkov and Horní Věžnice deposits between the towns of Polná and Přibyslav in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. In case of approval of a controversial proposal DIAMO would conduct more geological surveys, extend the protected deposit area at the expense of the municipalities and try to get a zoning permit for construction. Thus, all essential should be ready and by the end of 2017, the government will take a decision on where to obtain more than 2 billion Czech crowns for the necessary investments. Mine should then start to be built in 2019, and uranium should be extracted from 2022. More in the press release.

11. 11. 2014 | Calla organized the seminar "Environmentally and Economically Friendly Lighting for the South Bohemian Villages" at the Regional Council of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. New technologies and proper management that will reduce costs for public lighting and save the environment were introduced here. Presentations are here.

2. 11. 2014 |

November 2, 2014- From September 24 to October 31, 2014, we offered photographs by Václav Vašků "Faces of Uranium" for the photo exhibition in the passage of Bookstore Kuba and Pařízek in Polná. The exhibition highlighted the impacts of uranium mining on the environment and health of people living in the vicinity a potentially new uranium mine in Brzkov. It was co-organized by Calla, NGO Our Future Without Uranium in Brzkov and Bookstore Kuba and Pařízek. Presentation of the exhibition - a summary of photos with captions is here.

29. 4. 2014 | Calla, South Bohemian Mothers and Friends of the Earth Czech Republic organized "The Economic Limits of Nuclear Energy" at the Smetana Hall of the Autoclub ČR in Prague. Speakers were: Mycle Schneider, Rudi Anschober, Stephen Thomas, Claudia Kemfert, Ivan Beneš, Michael Šnobr, Jan Ondřich, Franz Leidenmühler and Michael Nagl. For more information please visit nec2014.jadernaenergetika.eu.

1. 11. 2013 |

November 1, 2013 - Calla prepared the seminar "The Energy Autonomic Villages - An Opportunity for the Local Economy" which took place at the Regional Council of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Presentations are here.