Small hydropower plants threaten Montenegro’s last free-flowing rivers in a bid for cleaner energy
90.5 WESA | November 14, 2019In a tiny wooden lodge, in a misty valley in Montenegro, six locals puff away on homemade cigarettes and sip the country’s traditional plum brandy at 11:15 a.m. Small hydropower plants threaten Montenegro’s last free-flowing rivers in a bid for cleaner energy.
Eiropas Investīciju banka lems par aizdevumiem enerģētikai bez fosilā kurināmā
Forbes | November 13, 2019Eiropas Investīciju banka (EIB) šonedēļ lems par aizdevumu pārtraukšanu fosilā kurināmā projektiem enerģētikā pēc 2020.
EIB pulls out of incinerator project after recycling warning
Ends Europe | November 5, 2019The EU’s bank has pulled out of funding a controversial waste incinerator in Belgrade, Serbia, after the European Commission warned it could threaten environmental targets.
A hydro-powered Bitcoin boom in Georgia
BBC | November 4, 2019How hydroelectric dams are powering cryptocurrency mining on the eastern edge of Europe. Ed Butler travels to Georgia to visit the Bitcoin mines benefiting from cheap electricity and tax benefits.
NDBG: EIB potvrdila da je spalionica u Vinči protivna pristupanju Srbije EU
Danas | October 25, 2019Inicijativa Ne davimo Beograd saopštila je danas da je dobila i zvanični odgovor Evropske investicione banke, u kome se navodi da je odbila da finansira izgradnju spalionice u Vinči, zbog posledica koje će ovaj projekat imati po ciljeve u vezi recikliranja otpada postavljene u Poglavlju 27, odnosno po pristupanje Srbije Evropskoj uniji.
Court halts expansion of largest coal mine in Romania following Bankwatch appeal
Balkan Green Energy News | October 25, 2019A Bucharest court has blocked an expansion of Rosia, the largest coal mine in Romania located in Gorj county, following a legal challenge to the mine’s environmental permit lodged by Bankwatch Romania.
Bucharest court blocks extension of Romania’s largest coal mine
Emerging Europe | October 25, 2019A court in Bucharest has blocked the expansion of the Roșia coal mine in Gorj, the largest in Romania.
Environment NGO stops expansion of Romania’s largest coal mine
Romania Insider | October 24, 2019A Bucharest court blocked the expansion of Rosia de Amaradia, the largest coal mine in Romania located in Gorj county (and operated by coal and power group CE Oltenia), following a legal challenge to the mine’s environmental permit lodged by Bankwatch Romania, the environmental organisation announced.
EU countries stall EIB plans to phase out funding for fossil fuels
New Europe | October 18, 2019The European Investment Bank (EIB) on 15 October postponed taking a decision to next month on whether to phase out lending to fossil fuels, following objections from the European Commission and some EU Member States, including Germany, Italy, Poland and Latvia want the bank to keep funding certain gas projects to help the transition from coal or nuclear power, or for energy security reasons.
EIB postpones decision on funding fossil fuels after 2020
Politico | October 15, 2019A coalition of gas-reliant countries isn’t keen on ending funding for fossil fuel projects. EIB postpones decision on funding fossil fuels after 2020.
