The NGO reaffirmed its commitment to work on strategies to confront the climate and ecological crisis, which ensure a transition that benefits local communities and restores environmental liabilities.
Friday, May 24, 2024 7:20 p.m.
Tocopilla Thermoelectric Plant, Antofagasta Region. Tocopilla. Photography: queulat00
This Thursday the first work day of the Panel of Experts of the National Strategy for Just Socioecological Transition was held, an initiative to which the Foundation Sustainable Chile joined with the objective of ensure that fairness and sustainability criteria are met actually in the energy transition from the country.
Since 2019, Sustainable Chile has monitored compliance with the commitments to close coal-fired thermoelectric plants and the current sector regulations regarding these industries, verifying that in the process of closing 11 coal-fired thermoelectric plants between 2019 and April 2024, none of the plants that began their operation without an Environmental Qualification Resolution has complied with current sector standards on health and toxic waste.
In the case of plants with environmental permits, they have not presented abandonment plans, despite the fact that this is required by the respective Environmental Qualification Resolutions (RCA).
Since the beginning of the decarbonization process, Chile Sustentable has worked to organize meetings with citizens in Mejillones, Huasco, Coronel and Puchuncaví for a just transition. However, the lack of concrete actions and non-compliance with current health and environmental regulations have generated a negative perception among local communities about the decarbonization process without remediation, which has impacted its legitimacy.
Along these lines, the director of Sustainable Chile, Sara Larrain, expressed concern regarding the closure of 11 coal plants. “By December 2025 they will have closed or converted 20 of the 28 coal plants that operated in 2019and There is still no concrete Action Plan for ensure compliance with closure regulations and remediation in force and ensure that this transition towards decarbonization is truly fair,” added Larraín.
“More than a long-term strategy for 2035, we urgently need an Action Plan now, together with a clear and effective Implementation Strategy. Otherwise, this Government will only may exhibit the accelerated closure of coal plants as an achievement for the reduction of CO2 emissions, but without having complied with environmental justice commitments or current legislation“said the executive director.
Likewise, Sustainable Chile reaffirmed its commitment to working on strategies and actions to confront the climate and ecological crisis that ensure a transition that benefits local communities and restores environmental liabilities, based on the principles of justice and sustainability.
This Thursday the first work day of the Panel of Experts of the National Strategy for Just Socioecological Transition was held, an initiative to which the Foundation Sustainable Chile joined with the objective of ensure that fairness and sustainability criteria are met actually in the energy transition from the country.
Since 2019, Sustainable Chile has monitored compliance with the commitments to close coal-fired thermoelectric plants and the current sector regulations regarding these industries, verifying that in the process of closing 11 coal-fired thermoelectric plants between 2019 and April 2024, none of the plants that began their operation without an Environmental Qualification Resolution has complied with current sector standards on health and toxic waste.
In the case of plants with environmental permits, they have not presented abandonment plans, despite the fact that this is required by the respective Environmental Qualification Resolutions (RCA).
Since the beginning of the decarbonization process, Chile Sustentable has worked to organize meetings with citizens in Mejillones, Huasco, Coronel and Puchuncaví for a just transition. However, the lack of concrete actions and non-compliance with current health and environmental regulations have generated a negative perception among local communities about the decarbonization process without remediation, which has impacted its legitimacy.
Along these lines, the director of Sustainable Chile, Sara Larrain, expressed concern regarding the closure of 11 coal plants. “By December 2025 they will have closed or converted 20 of the 28 coal plants that operated in 2019and There is still no concrete Action Plan for ensure compliance with closure regulations and remediation in force and ensure that this transition towards decarbonization is truly fair,” added Larraín.
“More than a long-term strategy for 2035, we urgently need an Action Plan now, together with a clear and effective Implementation Strategy. Otherwise, this Government will only may exhibit the accelerated closure of coal plants as an achievement for the reduction of CO2 emissions, but without having complied with environmental justice commitments or current legislation“said the executive director.
Likewise, Sustainable Chile reaffirmed its commitment to working on strategies and actions to confront the climate and ecological crisis that ensure a transition that benefits local communities and restores environmental liabilities, based on the principles of justice and sustainability.
This Thursday the first work day of the Panel of Experts of the National Strategy for Just Socioecological Transition was held, an initiative to which the Foundation Sustainable Chile joined with the objective of ensure that fairness and sustainability criteria are met actually in the energy transition from the country.
Since 2019, Sustainable Chile has monitored compliance with the commitments to close coal-fired thermoelectric plants and the current sector regulations regarding these industries, verifying that in the process of closing 11 coal-fired thermoelectric plants between 2019 and April 2024, none of the plants that began their operation without an Environmental Qualification Resolution has complied with current sector standards on health and toxic waste.
In the case of plants with environmental permits, they have not presented abandonment plans, despite the fact that this is required by the respective Environmental Qualification Resolutions (RCA).
Since the beginning of the decarbonization process, Chile Sustentable has worked to organize meetings with citizens in Mejillones, Huasco, Coronel and Puchuncaví for a just transition. However, the lack of concrete actions and non-compliance with current health and environmental regulations have generated a negative perception among local communities about the decarbonization process without remediation, which has impacted its legitimacy.
Along these lines, the director of Sustainable Chile, Sara Larrain, expressed concern regarding the closure of 11 coal plants. “By December 2025 they will have closed or converted 20 of the 28 coal plants that operated in 2019and There is still no concrete Action Plan for ensure compliance with closure regulations and remediation in force and ensure that this transition towards decarbonization is truly fair,” added Larraín.
“More than a long-term strategy for 2035, we urgently need an Action Plan now, together with a clear and effective Implementation Strategy. Otherwise, this Government will only may exhibit the accelerated closure of coal plants as an achievement for the reduction of CO2 emissions, but without having complied with environmental justice commitments or current legislation“said the executive director.
Likewise, Sustainable Chile reaffirmed its commitment to working on strategies and actions to confront the climate and ecological crisis that ensure a transition that benefits local communities and restores environmental liabilities, based on the principles of justice and sustainability.
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