Two young boys looking at the El Cerrejón coal transportation train in La Guajira, Colombia Image: Shutterstock/Anamaria Mejia Two young boys looking at the El Cerrejón coal transportation train in La Guajira, Colombia Image: Shutterstock/Anamaria Mejia A CHARITY HAS referred the ESB to the OECD over alleged breaches of human rights by importing coal from a mine in northern Colombia.
A formal complaint was lodged against the ESB today by Christian Aid, the Global Legal Action Network as well as a coalition of Colombian and international human rights and environmental NGOs. The ESB has purchased millions of tonnes of coal from Cerrejón; since 2001, the bulk of the coal burned at Moneypoint power plant in Co Clare has come from this mine.
“ESB would consider any such complaint if and when made and would co-operate with the relevant Department,” it said.
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