Transparency in Serbia
The Guardian | June 24, 2013In 1999, bombs rained down on Belgrade as Nato forces attempted to topple Slobodan Milosevic’s regime. Amid the chaos of war, Natasa Djereg, a student at the University of Belgrade’s faculty of forestry, founded the Centre for Ecology and Sustainable Development (Cekor) with her professors. “Those were terrible years,” says Djereg, who is now the director of the NGO. “We wanted to start a project that looked to the future.”
Ukrainian ecologists call on EU not to fund new coal plants
EurActiv | June 6, 2013A Ukrainian application for European funding of two new coal plants would cause massive health and environmental damage to local people from nitrogen oxide emissions and other related pollution effects, local environmental campaigners have told EurActiv.
Energie et climat : les dix questions à poser à Connie Hedegaard
Enerzine | June 4, 2013Ce mardi 4 juin, Connie Hedegaard, commissaire européenne en charge du climat, sera auditionnée par les commissions du développement durable et des affaires européennes de l’Assemblée Nationale.
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.