EU top jobs and climate action in focus as leaders convene in Brussels
The Parliament Magazine | June 20, 2019European Union leaders face decisions on two major issues – the appointment of the EU institutions’ top posts and climate action targets – at a summit starting in Brussels on Thursday. Source: EU top jobs and climate action in focus as leaders convene
EU wants Member States to implement Paris agreement faster
New Europe | June 19, 2019The Member States of the European Union needs to step up their efforts to meet the bloc’s climate objectives and implement the Paris Climate Agreement, according to report by the Commission published on 18 June.The Commission’s assessment of Member Sta
Ireland rows in behind EU 2050 net zero emissions target
Green News | June 19, 2019Ireland was among four Member States countries to yesterday announce their support for a net zero emissions target for the European Union by 2050. Source: Ireland rows in behind EU 2050 net zero emissions target
A treasured World Heritage Site in Bulgaria is under threat from a trans-European road network – Equal Times
Equal Times | June 19, 2019From Valentin Stoichkov’s terrace, the views over the Pirin Mountains are breathtaking. The deputy mayor of the small town of Kresna, in south-western Bulgaria, has built an extension to his family’s modest dacha (summer home) in the foothills of this
V4’s Just Transition without Transition
Visegrad Info | June 17, 2019Coal phase-out is inevitable if the world wants to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The question therefore arises not whether to shift to the low-emission economy but when. And how to do that without leaving the people from coal-abundant regions behind.
EU leaders keep saying climate is a priority. Here’s something they can do
Climate Home | June 6, 2019The European Investment Bank is the world’s largest multilateral lender and it keeps funding fossil fuels. Next week EU finance ministers can change that Source: EU leaders keep saying climate is a priority. Here’s something they can do
New study finds climate and energy plans at odds with EU targets for #Circular Economy and #EmissionsReductions : EU Reporter
EU Reporter | June 6, 2019Five countries in central and eastern Europe all plan a variety of waste incineration methods in their national energy and climate plans (NECPs), jeopardizing their ability to meet mandatory European targets aimed at improving recycling rates, fosterin
EU leaders keep saying climate is a priority. Here’s something they can do
Climate Home News | June 6, 2019Fixing our climate is one of the biggest challenges our politicians will have to face in the years to come, and more and more of them are committing to making this a top political priority. Source: EU leaders keep saying climate is a priority. Here’s s
Court cancels environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant
Balkan Green Energy News | May 30, 2019The Banja Luka District Court has canceled the environmental permit for the planned 93 MW Buk Bijela hydropower plant on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Aarhus Resource Center in Sarajevo has announced today, following the court’s positive 13 May ruling on the Center’s complaint, CEE Bankwatch Network said in a press release. Court cancels environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant
EBRD to Stop Financing HPPs in Protected Areas
Exit News | May 28, 2019The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that starting from January 1, 2020 it will not finance hydropower plants (HPP) projects in areas with high biodiversity. EBRD to Stop Financing HPPs in Protected Areas
