CCB requires that EIA on Nord Stream 2 Project addresses holistic and cumulative impacts on the Baltic Sea ecosystem

CCB • Jul 21, 2017

CCB follows public hearings on Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed Nord Stream 2 Project in transboundary context within the frame of Espoo Convention.

Today, on 21 July, the hearings are held in Stralsund, Germany, following 4 days of national EIA hearings held under the German law.

Our main point remains the same : as a transboundary project that may impact the whole Baltic, if it will permitted to commence, it should assess the impacts and develop mitigation measures on the whole Baltic ecosystem and nature values  and not just impacts/risk on the neighbouring countries.
Otherwise, implementation of such projects unilaterally or even bilaterally contradicts with coordinated and unified goals of reaching Good Environmental Status of the Baltic Sea under the EU MSFD and HELCOM BSAP.

All Parties of Origin under the Espoo case – Russia, Germany, Finland, Sweden and Denmark bear equal responsibility for ensuring that such impacts are minimized and/or prevented – in both their own waters as well as long-range impacts on the whole Baltic.

See CCB Statement with these regards  here.

Nature Restoration Law supported by 75% of citizens in countries not backing the law

By CCB • 16 May, 2024
EU Member States not supporting the Nature Restoration Law are at odds with public opinion. This is the result of a poll conducted in the Netherlands, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, which shows that three out of four citizens are in favour of the legislation, as pressure mounts on Member States to adopt the long-awaited law. The Nature Restoration Law, an EU response to the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises, has been in a stalemate since March when it lost the necessary majority from Member States, following Hungary’s last-minute U-turn. Now, a new survey - which was conducted by Savanta with 6190 respondents across the six Member States - reveals that the majority of people in countries not supporting the law believe that nature and biodiversity decline will have negative long-term effects on people, farming and the economy and that it must be tackled urgently by restoring ecosystems. The Nature Restoration Law received the biggest support in Italy with 85% of citizens backing it, followed by Hungary with 83%, and Poland with 72%. While in Finland and in Sweden, respectively 70% and 69% of the people supports it. Only 6% of those surveyed disagreed that the law should be adopted. The full results can be consulted here .

Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Ottawa - INC4

By CCB • 24 Apr, 2024
On April, 21 the 4 th session of Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee to develop a global plastics treaty has started in Ottawa, Canada. Coalition Clean Baltic along with some of its Members, including SSNC, ASC/CES, and Ecopartnerstvo is taking part in INC-4.
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