Will the EBRD do the right thing for Kosovo, its newest member?
New Europe | February 10, 2013As Kosovo becomes a member of International Financial Institutions, such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, alarm bells are ringing about which model of development these bodies are pushing in the EU’s newest country.
Bataille de communication de l’UE autour du budget 2014-2020
euronews | February 10, 2013L’Union européenne commence ce jeudi d’âpres négociations pour boucler le cadre financier pluriannuel (CFP) dans lequel seront construits chaque budget annuel de l’UE des sept ans à venir. Déjà perdu ? La migraine pointe ? Énervé ?
EU budget set at €960bn but climate commitment in balance
RTCC | February 8, 2013A European commitment to allocate 20% of all funds to climate change related projects is hanging in the balance, according to observers at the EU budget talks in Brussels.
Shell and Goldman enter Public Eye Hall of Shame
Live Mint and the Wall Street Journal | January 28, 2013http://www.livemint.com/Multimedia/BHgmhcY3GkzTzR1Ho296GI/Shell-and-Goldman-Sachs-enter-Public-Eye-Hall-of-Shame.html
Triinu Vaab: Tähtis on mõju, mitte suurus
Maaleht (Estonia) | January 20, 2013Euroopa Liidu riigipead vaidlevad ühise eelarve suuruse üle, Eesti jaoks peaks saadavast summast olulisem olema abiraha strateegiline suunamine.
Which is the world’s worst company?
New Internationalist | January 17, 2013Reputation isn’t always a good thing. In an age of ‘corporate social responsibility’, corporations definitely don’t want to be known as ‘the worst company of the year’.
Ethiopia: Govt’s Controversial Gibe III Mega-Dam
allAfrica | January 16, 2013The Gibe III dam could help Ethiopia’s development, but it might also be disastrous for the environment and threaten half a million people’s livelihoods.
First do no harm – no subsidies for Šoštanj
Social Europe Journal | January 14, 2013To help stop the planet warming to a disastrous extent Europe must increase the price of energy paid by energy consumers. A huge redirection of private and public investment is needed. And unless we are extremely successful in increasing the energy efficiency of our economy, we will almost certainly also need schemes to organise a socially acceptable reduction of average working time (see here).
EIB signs €440-million loan guarantee for controversial coal plant
EurActiv | January 14, 2013The European Investment Bank has signed a €440-million loan guarantee with the Slovenian government for a crisis-plagued 600 megawatt lignite TEŠ 6 coal plant, but the deal could yet be sunk by concerns about the climate and corruption.
The World Bank’s climate hypocrisy
The Guardian | December 17, 2012Last week, the bank said 4C of global warming ‘simply must not be allowed to occur’. This month, it is considering whether to provide financing for a new coal-fired power plant in Mongolia
