EU Lending Bank To End All Fossil Fuel Financing By 2020
Forbes | July 27, 2019Following a pledge by incoming Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to change its remit, the European Investment Bank has announced plans to end fossil fuel lending. But is it an attempt to avoid a systemic overhaul? Source: EU Lending Bank To End
European Investment Bank proposes end to fossil fuel lending | Business Recorder
Business Recorder | July 27, 2019LONDON: The European Investment Bank wants to stop funding new fossil fuel-reliant projects by the end of 2020, a draft of the EU lending arm’s new energy Source: European Investment Bank proposes end to fossil fuel lending | Business Recorder
Pollution: if emergency becomes routine in Bosnia / Bosnia Herzegovina / Areas / Homepage – Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
OBC Transeuropa | July 26, 2019One a few days after the other, two independent reports show the extremely serious level of industrial pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to activists, the inefficiency of old plants combines with that of institutions, which provide incompl
Ana Colovic Lesoska: environmental campaigner from North Macedonia – Geographical Magazine
Geographical | July 16, 2019Ana led a seven year campaign to cut off funding for two hydropower plants inside Mavrovo National Park in North Macedonia protecting the habitat of the lynx Source: Ana Colovic Lesoska: environmental campaigner from North Macedonia – Geographical Maga
European Investment Bank: the EU’s hidden giant | Financial Times
| July 15, 2019Safely hidden in the woods of Luxembourg sits one of the world’s biggest and most peculiar banks. It issues more bonds than JPMorgan but is not supervised by any external regulator. As an EU institution, it spearheaded a €500bn plan to boost investment
‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign asks international banks not to finance Nenskra HPP in Georgia | MENAFN.COM
MENAFN | July 12, 2019(MENAFN – Trend News Agency) Baku, Azerbaijan, July 12By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:Representatives from the ‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign s Source: ‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign asks international banks not to finance Nenskra HPP in Georgia | MENAFN.COM
Slovakia’s €3 billion fund to move from coal | Article | KHL
KHL | July 10, 2019Government approves local community’s transition plan in line with EU’s 2050 carbon neutral goal Source: Slovakia’s €3 billion fund to move from coal | Article | KHL
Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
Balkan Green News | July 10, 2019Eight civil society organisations last week submitted proposals for a revamp of Serbia’s renewables support scheme to the Ministry of Energy and Mining. Source: Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
Balkan Activists Plan Week of Protests Against Hydro-Power | Balkan Insight
Balkan Insight | July 4, 2019Mladen Lakic Source: Balkan Activists Plan Week of Protests Against Hydro-Power | Balkan Insight
bne IntelliNews – TANAP pipeline comes online, a major piece in Europe’s energy puzzle
Intellinews | July 3, 2019Completion of the TANAP pipeline brings completion of the Southern Gas Corridor that will diversify Europe’s gas supplies away from Russia closer to reality — at a time when Russia is building its own new pipeline infrastructure. Source: bne IntelliNew
