EU Ombudsman Launches Investigation into Southern Gas Corridor Financing
Energetika | December 18, 2020The European Ombudsman has launched a formal inquiry into the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) financing of the Southern Gas Corridor, following a complaint that claimed the Bank “dangerously downplayed the contribution of the controversial fossil fuel project to the climate crisis,” said the NGO CEE Bankwatch Network on Thursday.
European Investment Bank: the unseen rise of a cohesion giant
EURACTIV | December 18, 2020Having undergone a significant transformation that raised its public profile, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to occupy an increasing role in bridging development gaps between the EU’s regions while raising funds for greening, but public finance watchers warn that hitting targets will not be easy.
El IIDMA ve necesario una planificación anticipada de procesos de transición justa ante el cierre de centrales de carbón
Diario Siglo XXI | December 17, 2020El Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Medio Ambiente (IIDMA), junto con la coalición Europe Beyond Coal(EBC) y Bankwatch Network, han señalado que, a medida que las centrales de carbón cierran en favor de las energías renovables, se debería asegurar una planificación anticipada de los procesos de transición justa para asegurar las oportunidades económicas y de bienestar para las comunidades y trabajadores afectados por estos cierres.
Green Ideals, Dirty Energy: The EU-backed Renewables Drive That Went Wrong
Balkan Insight | December 15, 2020BIRN reveals how a campaign to build renewable energy plants, supported by the EU, siphoned away subsidies and wrecked pristine waterways in Serbia and beyond.
BANKWATCH: AS ROMANIA ABANDONS NEW COAL PROJECT, A LARGER GAS THREAT LOOMS
Energetika | December 14, 2020Source: BANKWATCH: AS ROMANIA ABANDONS NEW COAL PROJECT, A LARGER GAS THREAT LOOMS
Pokrenuta Platforma za podršku energetskoj tranziciji u regionima uglja na Zapadnom Balkanu i u Ukrajini
Balkan Green Energy News | December 11, 2020Platforma za podršku energetskoj tranziciji u regionima uglja na Zapadnom Balkanu i u Ukrajini zvanično je započela sa radom. Cilj platforme je da pomogne ovim zemljama da prestanu da koriste ugalj u proizvodnji energije.
EBRD chief defends lending strategy in autocratic countries
Financial Times | December 7, 2020Renaud-Basso says private-sector financing bolsters civil society against repressive regimes.
Geothermal Development in Kenya: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Elephant | December 4, 2020Geothermal development in Kenya is widely welcomed as green, clean and good for the country. But behind the glowing publicity is a hidden story of forced relocation, human rights abuses, land loss, shattered lives, joblessness, deepening poverty, and serious negative impacts on the health of local people and their livestock.
CEPS signs EUR-189m loan for Czech power network upgrades
Renewables Now | December 3, 2020Czech transmission system operator CEPS AS has signed a CZK-5-billion (USD 230m/EUR 189m) loan to bolster the electricity transmission infrastructure in the Czech Republic, which in turn will facilitate the integration of renewables.
Raport european: Miliardele care se anunță în România au fost împărțite ”în spatele ușilor închise”, în discuții ”ținute la secret față de public”
Libertatea | December 2, 2020România va primi 13,6 miliarde de euro prin Mecanismul de Redresare și Reziliență, destinat reconstrucției economiilor într-o formă mai bună și în spiritul Pactului Verde European, însă discuțiile privind cheltuirea banilor s-au purtat în spatele ușilor închise și au fost ținute la secret în raport cu publicul, se arată în raportul CEE Bankwatch Network, citat de publicația Emerging Europe.
