bne IntelliNews – EIB to go ahead with controversial €1.5bn loan for TAP pipeline
| February 7, 2018Funding decision made despite heavy pressure from environmental groups who argued that the development bank should avoid investing in major fossil fuel projects. Source: bne IntelliNews – EIB to go ahead with controversial €1.5bn loan for TAP pipeline
EIB funds Trans-Adriatic Pipeline despite environmental concerns
| February 7, 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a €1.5 billion loan for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) on Tuesday. The project is the final section of a planned Southern Gas Corridor stretching from Azerbaijan to Italy. The Southern Gas Corridor include
Gasdotto Tap, sì al maxi prestito da 1,5 miliardi di euro dalla Banca europea degli investimenti
Repubblica.it | February 6, 2018Nonostante le proteste nel Salento, la tabella di marcia dei lavori va comunque avanti. Le associazioni ambientaliste europee: “Un errore storico, le emissioni saranno persino maggiori del carbone” Source: Gasdotto Tap, sì al maxi prestito da 1,5 milia
Europe’s biggest fossil fuel project gets €1.5bn public loan
Climate Home News | February 6, 2018The European Investment Bank has approved a loan to the Southern Gas Corridor, in a move environmentalists described as a “historic mistake” Source: Europe’s biggest fossil fuel project gets €1.5bn public loan
Is the ‘Southern Corridor’ in danger of delays? – EIB’s crucial decision, today
Independent Balkan News Agency | February 6, 2018In an interview with the specialised webpage NGW which he gave on the sidelines of theEuropean Gas Confere Source: Is the ‘Southern Corridor’ in danger of delays? – EIB’s crucial decision, today
TAP to Start up Early 2020: CEO
Natural Gas World | February 5, 2018The TransAdriatic Pipeline (TAP) project is now on schedule for early 2020 start up, according to its president Walter Peeraer, in an interview with NGW that covered capacity expansion and its operating regime. Source: TAP to Start up Early 2020: CEO
European Bank Gives Go-Ahead to Controversial Georgian Dam
Eurasianet | February 5, 2018A new dam will provide eight percent of Georgia’s electricity, but locals worry about its effect on their land. Now the project has European funding. Source: European Bank Gives Go-Ahead to Controversial Georgian Dam
Pipelinegas so schädlich wie Kohle
Klimaretter | February 3, 2018Erdgas gilt als relativ klimafreundlich und Brücke ins postfossile Zeitalter. Doch Förderung und Transport könnten klimaschädlicher sein als die Kohleverbrennung Source: Pipelinegas so schädlich wie Kohle
Energiegewinnung in Tschernobyl: Strahlender Solarpark
taz | January 28, 2018Neben der AKW-Ruine in Tschernobyl entsteht mit deutscher Hilfe ein erster Solarpark. Weitere sollen folgen. Das gefällt nicht allen. Source: Energiegewinnung in Tschernobyl: Strahlender Solarpark
Bankwatch warnt vor Umweltschäden durch Projekte der Kleinwasserkraft im Westbalkan
EUWID Wasser und Abwasser | January 11, 2018Acht Wasserkraftprojekte im Westbalkan, die mit europäischen Mitteln finanziert werden, schädigen die biologische Vielfalt. Das hat die NGO CEE Bankwatch Network festgestellt. Source: Bankwatch warnt vor Umweltschäden durch Projekte der Kleinwasserkraf
