‘EU geeft buurtlanden 3 keer meer financiering voor fossiel dan voor hernieuwbaar’
Groene Courant | November 19, 2015UTRECHT – De Europese Unie geeft buurlanden 3 keer meer subsidie voor energieprojecten met fossiele brandstoffen dan voor groene-energieprojecten. Dit stelt CCE Bankwatch Network, een Oost-Europese ngo die investeringen in groen en fossiel in de gaten houdt. De organisatie keek naar investeringsovereenkomsten tussen Europese instituten en de energiesector van 16 aangrenzende landen van de EU. In totaal financierde de Europese Unie 9 miljard euro aan energieprojecten bij buurlanden in het oosten en het zuiden tussen 2007 en 2014. Retoriek
EU gives neighbours three times more funding for fossil fuels than renewables
BusinessGreen | November 19, 2015Financing from the EU’s development funds to its neighbours far higher for fossil fuels than for renewables, report finds
Podlaskie. 247 mln euro na ekologię i odnawialne źródła energii
Białystok Online | November 15, 2015Ponad 247 mln euro z funduszy unijnych trafi w województwie podlaskim w latach 2015-2020 na szeroko rozumiane kwestie ekologiczne. – Pod względem wsparcia dla energetyki odnawialnej zapisy podlaskiego Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego mogłyby być wzorem dla innych województw – mówi Julia Krzyszkowska, ekspertka ds. funduszy europejskich CEE Bankwatch Network i Polskiej Zielonej Sieci.
Noul grup energetic Rovinari va adânci dependenţa României de cărbune
The Epoch Times Romania | November 12, 2015Construirea unui nou grup energetic la Rovinari va face ca România să se adâncească şi mai mult în dependenţa de cărbune, a declarat astăzi Ioana Ciută, coordonator campanie pe energie în cadrul reţelei Bankwatch.
Vreoci: Kuće počele naglo da pucaju
Al Jazeera Balkans | November 7, 2015Evropska banka za obnovu i razvoj prekršila je sopstvene procedure kada je 2011. godine Elektroprivredi Srbije odobrila kredit od 80 miliona eura. Kredit je namijenjen unapređenju životne sredine Rudarskog basena Kolubara. Na osnovu prigovora koji je uputilo Ekološko društvo Vreoci, interna kontrola u Evropskoj banci utvrdila je da prilikom odobravanja kredita nisu uzeti u obzir svi ekološki aspekti. Na to odavno ukazuju eko aktivisti naselja Vreoci, koje se nalazi na samom obodu rudarskog bazena Kolubara. Njihovu priču ima Jelena Milutinović.
European Environmental Team Harassed in Kyrgyzstan
The Diplomat | October 22, 2015Kyrgyzstan’s “foreign agent” frenzy, actively supported by Russia, involved the Kyrgyz state security service (GKNB) this month after Prague-based environmental NGO CEE Bankwatch traveled to the site of protests against the Kumtor gold mine project operated by Canadian mining company Centerra Gold.
Tschechische Regierung kippt Tagebau-Erweiterungsverbot
Nov-ost.info | October 20, 2015(nov-ost.info) Die tschechische Regierung hat das Moratorium zum weiteren Ausbau des Braunkohle-Tagebaus Bílina in Nordböhmen aufgehoben. Zur Begründung des Schritts führt das Industrieminister
EIB accused of smoke and mirrors over new climate lending plan
BusinessGreen | October 9, 2015European Investment Bank ditched reference to 2050 decarbonisation target, says NGO The European Investment Bank (EIB) has been accused of exaggerating its stepped up commitment to tackling climate change this week, with campaigners accusing it of failing to deliver any real advance on its previous lending strategy. The NGO CEE Bankwatch Network accused the EIB of scrapping a reference to the EU’s 2050 decarbonisation pathway in the new strategy and carrying out a “masterpiece of PR” by making vague new commitments without specific targets.
EIB examining if VW loans used to rig emissions
Politico | October 5, 2015The European Investment Bank said Monday it is working to find out if any of its loans to Volkswagen to boost research into cleaner engines and other green technology were instead used to rig cars to cheat on emissions tests. “We are looking into our exposure, we are looking into seeing where the individual loans have been used,” said Jonathan Taylor, the bank’s vice-president.
Credit Agricole ne želi financirati TE Plomin C
energetika-net | September 30, 2015Marubenijev financijski savjetnik neće financirati TE na ugljen u bogatijim zemljama
