The EU’s free CO2 allowances: A gift to the rich
EurActiv | September 22, 2011The Czech Republic’s intention to hand out free CO2 allowances to CEZ, an already profitable energy company, would turn it into a dominant actor on the EU energy market and paradoxically threaten competition, writes Barbora Hanzlova, from the Centre for Transport and Energy, a Prague-based non-profit group.
Kohäsionspolitik – Weg zu nachhaltigem Investitionswerkzeug
Deutscher Naturschutzring | September 22, 2011Im Rahmen des Europäischen NGO-Forums zur Kohäsionspolitik-Reform 2014–2020 im September in Wandlitz haben die TeilnehmerInnen aus 15 Europäischen Ländern ein Statement verabschiedet, das jetzt online veröffentlicht wurde.
Kontrowersje wokół budowy elektrowni węglowej w Rajkowach
Portal Pomorze | September 22, 2011PELPLIN. Nie odbyła się zaplanowana na 20 września debata o elektrowni węglowej w Rajkowach z udziałem niezależnych ekspertów, przedstawicieli inwestora oraz samych mieszkańców. Zdaniem władz gminy zabrakło czasu na jej organizację. Trwają negocjacje nad nowym terminem.
Can the EU import energy and promote democracy?
European Voice | September 15, 2011New approach to energy deals could cause some problems.
New states’ love affair with roads must stop
ENDS Europe | September 9, 2011The bulk of European funds allocated to transport in central and eastern European countries is used to build roads, which reduces the attractiveness of rail and helps justify even more investment in roads. The EU must help break this pattern.
Mechanism for international cooperation: Necessary or unfeasible?
Europolitics | September 8, 2011The European Commission’s communication on security of energy supply and international cooperation (1)(see Europolitics4259), published on 7 September, was welcomed by the European People’s Party (EPP), but was labelled as one-sided, unfeasible and potentially problematic by British Conservatives, Greens and industry representatives.
UNIFE presses for more support for rail
Europolitics | September 6, 2011UNIFE, the European association that is the voice of manufacturers of rail material and equipment (Bombardier, Alstom, ArcelorMittal, etc), wishes to see investments under European Structural Funds geared more to rail transport.
Climate Change, Coal and Curbing a Lobbyocracy?
qceablog | August 5, 2011All EU Member States face lobbying from fossil fuel companies, and singling out any specific country does not alter the fact that it is endemic. However, a couple of very pertinent case studies have recently come to QCEA’s attention, documenting how powerful lobby groups have disproportionately skewed the debate. These cases serve to illustrate that advocating greater transparency and public discussion of the interests that different lobbyists represent, plays a crucial part in the fight against climate change.
Europäisches Fördergeld für Ausbau klimaschädlicher Braunkohlemine
DAPD | July 27, 2011Berlin/London – Der serbische Energieversorger EPS bekommt einen 80-Millionen-Euro-Kredit aus Steuermitteln für den Ausbau des Braunkohlebergwerks Kolubara. Das beschloss die Europäische Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung (EBRD) am Mittwoch in London. Mit dem Geld solle die Produktion modernisiert werden. Die Förderbank bezeichnete die Investition als Mittel zur “Erhöhung der Umweltstandards”.
Activists ask if the EBRD is good for Egypt
Daily News Egypt | July 27, 2011CAIRO: As the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) moves closer to expanding its operations into Egypt, activists have questioned whether such a move would be beneficial for the country.
