Quand l’Europe finance les delocalisation
Le Canard Enchaine | May 29, 2013available upon request
“Keine öffentlichen Kredite für Klimakiller!”
klimatterer.info | May 28, 2013Die Europäische Investitionsbank soll keine Kredite mehr für den Neubau von Kohlekraftwerken vergeben dürfen. Das fordert Anna Roggenbuck vom CEE Bankwatch Network. Die Organisation mit Sitz im tschechischen Prag beschäftigt sich mit der internationalen Finanzpolitik im Bereich Energie, Verkehr und EU-Erweiterung. Anna Roggenbucks Schwerpunkt ist die Europäische Investitionsbank EIB.
NGOs against European bank’s plan to fund Egypt’s oil drilling project
al bawaba | May 28, 2013They urged the EBRD “to reject the loan, or at least postpone its decision” A group of NGOs have announced their opposition to a proposed loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to fund oil drilling projects in Egypt. The EBRD is expected to decide on Wednesday whether or not it will provide a $40m loan to Kuwait Energy, according to a statement published by a coalition of NGOs including the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and European groups CEE Bankwatch and Platform.
NGOs oppose European bank’s plan to fund oil drilling in Egypt
The Daily News Egypt | May 28, 2013The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development proposes a $40m loan for Kuwait Energy to drill for oil
Polish gas policy under fire
New Europe | May 21, 2013On 21 May, Bloomberg reported that the Polish gas policy followed by the government has led many North American companies to leave the country. However, the tax measures haven’t become law yet.
EBRD Chief Warns to Expect More Investment in Coal
Oilprice.com | May 14, 2013Riccardo Puliti, the energy chief of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), one of the most influential government –owned investment organisations in the energy industry, has stated that it may begin to invest more heavily in coal projects. Puliti argues that when looking at where to invest in the energy market it is not always possible to maintain an ideological policy on carbon intensity, and that other important factors must also be considered.
Carbone, una delle più grandi banche europee rilancia gli investimenti
Ecologiae | May 14, 2013Il carbone ci ha portato in una situazione ambientale insostenibile. Ma siccome porta lavoro, bisogna continuare ad investire in quel campo. Questa scriteriata scelta non arriva da un’imprenditore dell’ultima ora ma da Riccardo Puliti, capo della divisione energia della EBRD, la Banca Europea per la Ricostruzione e lo Sviluppo. In pratica una delle principali banche del Vecchio Continente che si occupano di finanziare i grandi progetti imprenditoriali.
Greens appeal to PM and EBRD to scrap Ombla project
Dalje.com | May 14, 2013About 40 civil society organisations from throughout Croatia and international organisations, including Friends of the Earth International, Bankwatch and Justice and Environment, have sent letters to Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic and the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, appealing that they abandon the plan for the construction of a harmful and expensive hydroelectric power plant on the Ombla river in the Dubrovnik area of southern Croatia.
Serbia mining at centre of debate
SETimes | May 14, 2013The Kolubara mining basin covers 600 square kilometres, producing 30 million tonnes of lignite and more than 50 percent of Serbia’s electricity annually. While government and international investors claim Kolubara is crucial to Serbia’s energy security, critics said expansion has come at heavy social and environmental cost.
Arab organisations speak out against EBRD
Daily News Egypt | May 13, 2013Economic and environmental concerns surrounding EBRD’s plans for SEMED region conveyed by regional groups
