Invitation to Digital Press Conference on April 22nd
While Finland is striving to be the first European country to become carbon-neutral, the Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum is harming this course with its fossil activities abroad. Due to the fact that several other countries, such as Sweden, Norway and Germany, are either invested or involved in Fortum's activities, this is a topic of European significance. One day before Fortum’s annual general meeting, the environmental NGO Urgewald will be holding a digital press conference to share findings on the energy company’s involvement in fossil fuel extraction.
In a recent paper [1], Urgewald has highlighted Fortum’s current involvement in fossil fuel projects. While Fortum is publicly positioning itself as a company striving for a sustainable future with a focus on clean energy, Urgewald’s findings paint a very different picture.
Experts from Germany, the Netherlands and Russia representing various non-governmental organizations will discuss the findings and share insights on topics like the Energy Charter Treaty and the connected compensations claim threat, the new coal power plant Datteln IV, the gas infrastructure expansion and the coal supply chain.
A media briefing with more detailed information will be sent out directly after the press conference.
When:
Wednesday, April 22nd, 10am CET, 11am EEST
How to attend:
Join in via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/96870713766
Speakers:
- Sara Murawski, Coalition Coordinator, Transnational Institute,Netherlands
- Vladimir Slivyak, Energy Campaigner, Ecodefense,Russia
- Constantin Zerger, Head of Energy and Climate Protection, Environmental Action Germany (DUH), Germany
- Sebastian Rötters, Energy Campaigner, Urgewald, Germany
